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LECTURE TOPICS
Fuels-Solid, liquid and gaseous fuel and their characteristics
Combustion of fuel, Flash point, fire point, calorific value
Combustion-basics-reactions; heat of formation, heat of
combustion combustion analysis
Compostion of fuel-Volumetric to Gravimetic analysis and
viceversa
H.C.V. and L.C.V. fuels-minimim air requirement and excess
air requirement-Total air requirment
Problems regarding H.C.V and L.C.V
Calculation of Calorific values using Bomb Calorimeter and
Boys Calorimeter and problems in them
Combustion process in I.C.Engines-Flame
Propagation, normal and abnormal combustion, delay period
Knocking and Detonation
Knock rating-Octane and Cetane number
Super Charging and Turbo charging
Combustion Camber types
Classification of IC engines-petrol and diesel engines,two
stroke and four stroke engine
Demonstration of model I.C engines
Scavenging in two stroke engines
Port and valve timing diagrams
Fuel feed systems
Carburetor-different types
Fuel pump-injection systems-different types
Ignation systems-Cooling system
Lubrication system-Lubricants and methods of lubrication
Governing of I.C. engines
Performance Test on I.C. engines
Heat balance sheet for I.C.engines
Engine emission-Emission standards

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Measuring instruments regarding emission

Emmision control methods
BHARTHIYAR CCOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
KARAIKAL
DEPAARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE PLAN
SUBJECT: THERMAL ENGINEERING (UME 5024)
CLASS: III YEAR MECH A & B

SEMESTER: V

OBJECTIVE:
To make the students understand I.C.Engines, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning

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After treatment
Catalytic Converter
Chemical methods
E.G.R
Alternate fuels
Development in Internal Combustion Engines
MPFI
CRDI
Concept of Refrigeration- Carnot cycle-air cycle refrigerationBell Coleman cycle
Applications and performance analysis-problems of the above
cycles
Vapour compression cycle-theoretical and actual performance
analysis
Refrigerants: Classification-properties and characteristics
Components of vapour compression systems
Reciprocating and rotary air compressors-different type
Condensors different types
Expansion devices-Capillary tube-thermostatic expansions
value
Evaporators- different types
Vapour absorbtion System; thermodynamic analysis
Electrolux refrigeration system and jet refrigeration systems
Problems Practise in refrigeration systems
Physochmetric properties-pyschometric chat
Pshychometric process-sensible heating and cooling-sensible
heat factor
Latent heating and cooling,humidification,dehumidificatiobBy pass factor

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Problems in Physhometry
Problems using physochometric chart
Humidaffers-Dehumidifiers-Air washers comfort zones
Factors affecting human comfort
Cooling load analysis of an air conditioning system
Cooling load analysis of an air conditioning system
Problems in cooling Load analysis
Classification-Air Conditioning-Window and centralized air
conditioning
Controls in air conditioning systems

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TEXT BOOKS :
1. Willard W.Pulkrabek - Internal Combustion Engines, Prentice Hall of India, 2002.
2. Collin R.Fergusan - Internal Combustion Engines, Applied thermo science, II Edition
Wiley & Sons Inc., 1986.
3. C.P.Arora - Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co., 2000.
4. W.F.Stoecker & W.P.Jones - Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, McGraw Hill Book Co.,
1984.
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1. V.Ganesan - Internal Combustion Engines, Tata McGraw Hill, 1999.
2. J.B.Heywood - Internal Combustion Engines - Fundamentals, McGraw Hill 1988.
3. R.J.Dossat - Principles of Refrigeration, Willey Eastern Ltd., 1984
4. W.P.Jones - Air Conditioning Engineering, Edward Arnond, 1994

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