Structure of petroleum, refining process, fuels, thermal and catalytic cracking, polymerization, alkylation, isomerization, blending, products of refining process. Manufacture of lubricating oil base stocks, manufacture of finished automotive lubricants
Engine friction: introduction, total engine friction, effect of engine variables on friction, hydrodynamic lubrication, elasto hydrodynamic lubrication, boundary lubrication, bearing lubrication, functions of the lubrication system, introduction to design of a lubricating system
Specific requirements for automotive lubricants, oxidation deterioration and degradation of lubricants, additives and additive mechanism, synthetic lubricants, classification of lubricating oils, properties of lubricating oils, tests on lubricants. Grease, classification, properties, test used in grease.
Thermo-chemistry of fuels, properties and testing of fuels, relative density, calorific value, flash point, fire point, distillation, vapour pressure, spontaneous ignition temperature, viscosity, pour point, flammability, ignitability, diesel index, API gravity, aniline point, carbon residue, copper strip corrosion etc
SI Engines – flame propagation and mechanism of combustion, normal combustion, knocking, octane rating, fuel requirements. CI Engine, mechanism of combustion, diesel knock, cetane rating, fuel requirements. Additive - mechanism, requirements of an additive, petrol fuel additives and diesel fuel additives – specifications of fuels
Reference Book:
1 Brame, J.S.S. and King, J.G. – "Fuels Solids, Liquids, Gaseous". Edward Arnold, 196. 2 Ganesan.V., “Internal Combustion Engineering”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2003. 3 Lansdown. A.R., Lubrication, "A practical guide to lubricant selection,” Pergamon press, 1982. 4 Raymond. C. Gunther, "Lubrication", Chilton Book Co., 1971. 5 Obert.E.F “Internal Combustion Engineering and Air Pollution,” International book Co., 1988.
Text Book:
1. Francis, W, "Fuels and Fuel Technology", Vol. I & II, Pergamon, 1965. 2. M.L.Mathur and P.Sharma “A Course in internal combustion engines,” Dhanpatrai Publications, 2012.
