BAU073

Combustion Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Automobile Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV)

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

Thermodynamics of Combustion Combustion process in IC engines-Premixed -diffusion. First and Second Law of Thermodynamics applied to combustion – combustion Stoichiometry- chemical equilibrium- spray formation -droplet combustion.

Unit2

Unit 2

Chemical Kinetics of Combustion Combustion kinetics, rate of reaction, equation of Arrhenius, activation energy, Chemical thermodynamic model for Normal Combustion.

Unit3

Unit 3

Flames Laminar–premixed-diffusion flames–flame speed correlations–quenching- flammability. Ignition-flame stabilization- turbulent premixed, diffusion flames – Damkohler number.

Unit4

Unit 4

Heat Transfer in IC Engines Engine heat transfer-heat Balance. Measurement of instantaneous heat transfer rate. Heat transfer modelling. Heat transfer coefficients- radiative heat transfer. Temperature measurement in Piston- Cylinder-Cylinder Head-liner-valves.

Unit5

Unit 5

Instrumentation Pressure sensors-piezoelectric pickup-crank angle encoder-thermocouples. Hot wire anemometer-laser Doppler anemometry and velocimetry for flow and combustion analysis in IC engines. In- cylinder pressure measurement and Rate of heat release calculation.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Understand thermodynamic principles to analyze combustion and spray processes in IC engines.K2
  2. CO2Understand chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms governing combustion in engines.K2
  3. CO3Analyze flame types, propagation characteristics, and ignition phenomena in combustion systems.K3
  4. CO4Examine heat transfer processes and temperature distribution in engine components.K3
  5. CO5Apply advanced sensors and diagnostic tools for in-cylinder combustion and flow analysis.K3

Books and References

  1. John. B. Heywood,’Internal Combustion Engines’", Tata McGraw Hill Co., Newyork, 1988.
  2. Ashley Campbel, “Thermodynamic analysis of combustion engine”, john book company, New York, 1979.
  3. Ganesan. V. “Computer Simulation of Spark Ignition Engine Process”, Wiley eastern India ltd, 1996.
  4. Irvin Glasman, “Combustion” Academic Press, London, 1987, ISBN 0-12-285851-4.
  5. J.I. Ramos, “Modeling of Internal Combustion Engine”, Mcgraw hill book company New York 1990.
  6. John. B. Heywood, ”Internal Combustion Engines”, Tata McGraw Hill Co., New York, 1988.
  7. Spalding.D.B., “Some fundamentals of Combustion”, Butterworth Science Publications, London, 1985.
  8. Taylor.E.F. “The Internal Combustion Engine”, International Text Book Co., Pennsylavania, 1982.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 8, 9 of the original AKTU PDF.

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