Wollega University

College of Engineering and Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Course Title IC Engines & Reciprocating Machine
Course code MEng4202
Degree Program BSc in Mechanical Engineering
Lecturer Jalata S.
Credit Hours 3
Semester I
Contact Hours (per 135 (32+48+0+55)
semester)
 To teach students the fundamentals, operations, and performance of internal combustion
engines and their different types.
 To introduce students different types CI engines and their working principles
Course Objectives  To provide students with the theoretical and experimental ability to operate, analyze, and
design internal combustion engines.
 To teach students the fuel metering systems and assembling and dismantling internal
combustion engines.
1. Introduction:
1.1 Heat Engine,
1.2 Brief Historical Development of IC Engines
1.3 Engine Components and Basic Engine Nomenclature,
1.4 IC Engine Classification, Four stroke Cycle SI engines
1.5 Four stroke CI engines, and two stroke Engines
2. Thermodynamics of IC Engines
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Air standard cycles
2.3 Fuel-air cycle
2.4 Actual Cycles
3. Performance equations and engine characteristics
3.1 Measurement and testing
3.2 Performance parameters
3.3 Efficiencies
3.4 Engine performance characteristics
Course content 4. Fuel for IC Engines
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fuels for SI engine
4.3 Diesel Fuels
4.4 Alternative fuels and Additives
5. Combustion and Combustion Chamber Design
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture
5.3 Combustion in SI engine, Combustion chamber for SI engine
5.4 Combustion in CI engine and Combustion chamber for CI engines
6. Gear and valve timing
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Valve gear
6.3 Valve operating system
6.4 Valve timing
7. Fueling system of SI and CI engines
 7.1 Carburetion
7.2 Fuel injection system
7.3 Electronic fuel injection System
8. Ignition Systems
8.1 Energy requirement
8.2 Ignition fundamentals
8.3 Ignition system
8.4 Requirements of ignition system
8.5 Types of Ignition system (battery, Magneto, modern ignition system )
8.6 Injection systems (Reciprocating individual pump and Rotary distributing pump)
8.7 Firing order
8.8 Ignition timing and engine variables
8.9 Ignition timing and exhaust emissions
9. Emission control systems
10. Engine Friction and Lubrication System
11. Engine Cooling system
12. Turbo charging and Supercharging
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Turbo charging and supercharging in SI engines
12.3 Turbo charging and supercharging in CI engines
13. Two-stroke engine
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Types of two stroke engines
13.3 Scavenging process
13.4 Advantages and disadvantages of two stroke engine
14. Reciprocating Compressors

Pre-requisites Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics II

Teaching &  Lectures supported by tutorials,

Learning Methods  Laboratory study.
 Continuous Assessment (test, project & assignment 30%)
Assessment/ Evaluation  Compressive test 20%,
 Final Examination 50%
 Minimum of 80% attendance during lecture hours, and
Course policy  100 % attendance during practical laboratory sessions, except for some unprecedented
mishaps.
1. C. R. Ferguson and A. T. Kirkpatrick, “Internal Combustion Engines, Applied Thermo
science”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Singapore, 2001
2. V. Ganesan, Internal Combustion Engines, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1994, New Delhi
3. J. B. Heywood, “Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals”, international Edition,
References: McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1988
4. H. F. Atkinson, “Mechanics of small Engines”, McGraw- Hill, New York, 1999
5. Richard Stone, “Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines”, 2nd Edition, Macmillan,
Honk Kong, 1992
6. Barry Wellington & Alan Asmus, “Diesel Engines and Fuel System”, 4th Edition, longman,
Melbourne, 1995.