Readings

Text

Buy at Amazon Heywood, J. B. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1988. ISBN: 9780070286375.

Corrections to the course text from the author are available: (PDF) (Courtesy John Heywood. Used with permission.)

For further reading on internal combustion engines, an annotated bibliography is available: (PDF)

SES # TOPICS READINGS
1 Introduction to SI and DI engines Chapter 1
2 Lab 1: Disassembly and assembly of engines  
3 Engine operating characteristics Chapter 2.1 - 2.15
4 Ideal cycle analysis Chapter 5.1 - 5.4
5 Combustion and thermochemistry Chapter 3.1 - 3.5
6 Kinetics, equilibrium and dissociation Chapter 3.7
7 Gas properties and fuel - air cycle; cycle simulation Chapter 4; Chapter 5.5, 5.8

 

(You do not need to follow details of these
calculations, but get a feel for the magnitude
of these properties from the graphs)
8 Intake and exhaust processes Chapter 6.1 - 6.7
9 SI engine combustion Chapter 9.1 - 9.5
10 SI engine combustion (cont.)  
11 Knock and fuel requirements Chapter 9.6
12 Mixture preparation in SI engines Chapter 7
13 Quiz: covers Ses #1-8  
14 SI engine emissions Chapter 11.1 - 11.2.3
15 SI engine emissions (cont.) Chapter 11.3 - 11.4.3
16 SI engine emissions Control Chapter 11.6.1 - 11.6.3
17 Emissions measurements and pre-lab  
18 Lab 2: Engine performance and emissions measurements  
19 Lab 2: Engine performance and emissions measurements (cont.)  
20 Diesel engine characteristics Chapter 10.1 - 10.4
21 Diesel engine: injection, ignition and combustion Chapter 10.5 - 10.7
22 Diesel engine emissions and control Chapter 11.2.4 - 11.4.4
23 Engine heat transfer Chapter 12
24 Engine friction and lubrication Chapter 13
25 Turbocharging Chapter 6.8
26 Alternative engines and fuels; fuel cell  
27 Final exam