Internal Combustion Engines
Teacher: Prof. Ing. Giovanni Ferrara
Language: Italiano
Course duration: 48 hours
College credits: 6 CFU
Learning objective: The aim of this course is to provide the technical basis and the main thermo-fluidodynamic aspects of Internal Combustion Engines in such a way to understand the design criteria and to analyse the performance.
Course content:
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Fields of employment, typical parameters, geometrical and cinematic quantities
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Indicated and effective quantities, characteristic curves, user-ICE coupling, ICE-vehicle integration
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Influencing terms of intake process in 4 and 2 strokes engine
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Power control and regulation: partial load working condition
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Overview on the main systems for fuel supplying: indirect and direct fuel injection
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Charge motion analysis: flow characterization (swirl, tumble, squish)
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Spark ignition combustion: flame propagation, heat release law formulation, anomalous combustions
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Auto-ignition combustion: ignition delay, heat release law formulation, direct injection systems (Common Rail, pump injector)
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Last update
19.05.2025