Internal Combustion Engines – New Techonologies

To know the operation of all systems that integrate internal combustion engines, as well as know how to diagnose symptoms and apply maintenance techniques.

a) Theoretical – practices: Exposure of subjects listed in the syllabus by the teacher.
b) Practical lessons: Research topics, writing reports and developing of experimental work by students, with the support of the teacher. Continue assessment to discover what a learner has achieved during the study program is used. It is applied to see if learners have acquired the skills, knowledge and behavior. Learners have a summative assessment, with marks between 0 and 20 values, as mandatory. Grades will be based on class and extra contact participation and final exam. Includes the elaboration and discussion of a workgroup in the ambit of the NET, complemented with other workgroups of performance prediction using engine simulation software. Continuous and workgroup evaluation contributes with 66,7% in the final mark of the course unit. The 33,3% remaining results of 2 hours final written exam, type descriptive and multiple choice.

a) Knowledge and skills:
a.1 To understand and to know how to integrate recent technological innovations in order to allow easy integration of graduates into the labor market.
a.2 Ability to identify, analyze and solve problems with new engine technologies (NET) used in vehicles traction, as well as to build and support new solutions for engine diagnostics and preparation.
a.3 Ability to collect, select and interpret relevant information to substantiate the recommended solutions.
a.4 Ability to interpret experimental results and to implement experiences to develop NET.
Competences:
b.1 To know to accomplish mensuration, to instrument and to control the operation related with NET.
b.2 To have capacity to install, to operate and to make maintenance and repair in new engine technologies ambit.
b.3 To know to apply techniques of fault detection in NET.
b.4 To concept and to analyze engines performance by use of software simulation.

1.New technologies in conventional engines:
1.1.Variable valve train systems. 1.2.EGR systems. 1.3.Synchronization between EGR systems and variable valve train systems (Valvetronic and others). 1.4.Fuel direct injection systems (Diesel and gasoline). 1.5.Pneumatic valves. 1.6.Variable compression engines. 1.7.HCCI engines. 1.8.Other new technologies and new materials used in the engines production.
2.Engine supercharging systems.
3.New technology in the engines preparation.
4.Performance prediction in engine simulation software.
5.Wankel rotative engine.
6.Alternative energy in vehicles.
7.Fuels and synthetic lubricating oils.
8.New engine control technologies.
9.On-Board Diagnostic systems (OBD).
10.Technologies of information in vehicles.
11.Gaseous effluents and noise formation and fuel consumption mitigation.
12.Escape emissions treatment and noise reduction solutions

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