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ME 421 - Combustion Engineering Course Outline PDF

The document outlines the course content for ME 421 which covers internal combustion engines and related topics over three exam periods. The prelims section covers engine fundamentals like components, cycles and emissions. It then examines operating characteristics, standard engine cycles and efficiencies. The midterms focus on fuels and combustion chemistry of hydrocarbons. The finals cover combustion of coal and steam generation units, including boiler systems and furnace types.

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ME 421 - Combustion Engineering Course Outline PDF

The document outlines the course content for ME 421 which covers internal combustion engines and related topics over three exam periods. The prelims section covers engine fundamentals like components, cycles and emissions. It then examines operating characteristics, standard engine cycles and efficiencies. The midterms focus on fuels and combustion chemistry of hydrocarbons. The finals cover combustion of coal and steam generation units, including boiler systems and furnace types.

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ME 421 Course Outline

Prelims
1. Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines
a. Brief History
b. Engine Classification
c. Significant Terminologies and Definitions
d. Basic Engine Components
e. Basic Engine Cycles
f. Engine Emissions and Air Pollution

2. Operating Characteristics of Internal Combustion Engines


a. Engine Parameters
b. Work and Mean Effective Pressure
c. Torque and Power
d. Air-Fuel Ratio
e. Specific Fuel Consumption
f. Engine Efficiencies and Volumetric Efficiency
g. Emissions and Noise Abatement

3. Internal Combustion Engine Cycle Analysis


a. Air Standard Cycles 7, 12, 14
b. Otto Cycle
c. Diesel Cycle
d. Dual Cycle
e. Comparison of Otto, Diesel, and Dual Cycles
f. Two-stroke Cycles
g. Miller Cycle, Stirling Cycle and Lenoir Cycle (Optional)

Midterms

4. Other Engine Efficiencies 19


a. Theoretical Efficiencies
b. Relative Efficiency
c. Charge Efficiency
d. Scavenge Efficiency

5. Fuels
a. Classification of Fuels: Solid. Liquid, and Gaseous Fuels 19, 21
b. Energy Units Used in the Analysis of Fuels
c. Heating Values of Fuels
d. Calorimeters
e. Other Properties of Fuels

6. Combustion of Hydrocarbons (HnCm) 26 28


a. Common Hydrocarbons
b. Combustion Reactions
i. Combustion of HnCm with Oxygen
ii. Combustion of HnCm with Stoichiometric Air
iii. Combustion of HnCm with Excess Air
iv. Combustion of HnCm with Deficient Air
v. Combustion of Alcohol and Other Alternate Fuels
c. Equivalence and Distillation Ratios
d. Octane Number and Cetane Number
e. Internal Energy and Enthalpy of Reaction
f. Enthalpy of Formation
g. Adiabatic Flame Temperature

7. Analysis of the Products of Combustion 28 2


a. Elements of the Products of Combustion
b. Analysis of Exhaust and Flue Gas
c. Air-fuel Ratio from Analysis of Products
d. Mass of Dry Flue Gas (Orsat Analysis)
e. Exhaust Dew Point Temperature
f. Vapor Pressure in the Exhaust
g. Mole Fraction of Water Vapor in the Products

Finals

8. Combustion of Coal
a. Coal Combustion Methods
i. Pulverized Coal Combustion Method
ii. Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle
iii. Fluidized-Bed Combustion
b. Combustion Chemistry
i. Proximate and Ulrimate Analysis of Coal
ii. Combustion of Carbon with Oxygen
iii. Combustion of Carbon Monoxide with Oxygen
iv. Combustion of Hydrogen with Oxygen
v. Combustion of Sulfur with Oxygen
vi. Combustion with Stoichiometric Air
vii. Combustion with Excess Air
viii. Combustion with Deficient Air
c. Coal Combustion Products (CCP’s)
i. Fly Ash
ii. Flue gas Desulfurization
iii. Bottom Ash
d. Product Analysis of Combustion of Coal

9. Steam Generating Units (SGU)


a. Essential Components of a SGU
b. Boilers
c. Boiler Basic Calculations
d. Furnaces
e. Fuel Burning Equipment

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