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SJO168 Combustion engineering lp1 HT19 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences

Contact details

Examiner Lecturer Johan Eliasson Ljungklint
johan.eliasson@chalmers.se
Lecturer in course Instructor Thomas Lindblom 
thomas.lindblom@chalmers.se

MTF240 Coumbustion Engineering
Lecturer Lucien Koopmans
lucien.koopmans@chalmers.se

Course aim

The course aims at deepening the students knowledge in the field of combustion engines and gas turbines, within the context of ship propulsion.

Schedule

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Course literature

Textbooks
John B. Heywood: Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw-Hill, 1988,
or second edition 2018 Richard Stone: Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines (4th edition), SAE International, 2012
Diesel Engines Part I & II ISBN 978-90-79104-02-4
Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines 4th edition, Stone
Gas Turbine Theory 6th edition, Saravanamuttoo
- tillgänglig online (via Chalmers Library)

Materials for laboratory experiments in Engine room simulator collected at the Canvas eg, user's guides and manuals

Publications

Course design

The course consists of lectures combined with exercises. Lectures are conducted in a conventional manner. Counting is integrated in lectures. Lecture presentations are available on the website of the course, Canvas.

Exercises
Exercises will be done in class and as homework, for which some will count in the final grade. 

Laboratory practical / Project task
One simulator laboratory practical is mandatory in the course. The purpose of this lab. practis to study theoretical engine processes and performance, then compare with simulator provided data. The simulator is in that case considered being a real engine. The work can be done in groups of 2 students, work groups will be the same as in course SJO707 Project in Marine Engineering. The group concludes the work with a report.

You should be clear how missed deadlines and revisions are handled.

Changes made since the last occasion

Rework of study questions and new instruction for Engine room simulator exercise 

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

- Describe the function of internal combustion engines.
- Describe the function of gas turbines.
- Make calculations on the theoretical internal combustion engine and the gas turbine process.
- Describe the combustion process and its environment impacts.
- Perform general calculations on internal combustion engines and gas turbines.
- Describe gas exchange in an internal combustion engine including overcharging.
- Describe the mechanical design of internal combustion engines and gas turbines.
- Be able to describe and make calculations on the relationship between effect and speed of a ship.

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

Study plan

Assesments 

The examination comprises all treated matters in the course, with a written exam and specific exercises.

Part A) The combined laboratory practical/project work is mandatory. A report must be written and submitted for correction. Points will count in the total course assessment

Part B and C) Online quizzes and? Points will count in the total course assessment

Part D) Written exam. Points will count in the total course assessment (Both in study period 1 and period 2)

Midterm examination
 Saturday 21 September – 8.30-10.30, SB/V building (midterm rules, see the end of this document). Examination at the end of the course, time and place see Student portal. The examination consists of two parts, a theoretical and, for those who did not pass the midterm, a calculation part. No help (books etc.) are permitted for the theoretical part, for the calculation part a text book (Stone or Heywood) and an accepted calculator may be used.

Study visits and guest lectures are mandatory

After study visits, a (1-2, A4 pages Calibri 12) report must be submitted to obtain approved results. The report must be submitted no later than one week after the study visit.
Two guest lectures will be given in the course. One by MAN and one by Wärtsilä or Federal Mogul (or other relevant company). For approved guest lectures, a report must be submitted no later than one week after the guest lecture.
The final grade in the course will be given to the person who has submitted all the reports in due time and participated in all compulsory items.
At late submission, it is not possible to reach a higher final grade than 3 on the course as a whole.

Summary of grade
Summary of mandatory attendance
Study visits
Guest Lectures
Written examination
Quiz