IC4151 Alternate Fuels for IC Engines Syllabus:
IC4151 Alternate Fuels for IC Engines Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1 To expose potential alternate fuels and their characteristics
2 To use appropriate synthetic fuels and fuel additives for better combustion characteristics
3 To utilise alcohol fuels effectively for lower emissions
4 To elaborate on the utilisation of Bio-Diesel and its types as a suitable fuel in CI engines
5 To utilise different gaseous fuels and predict their performance and combustion characteristics
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Availability, Suitability, Properties, Merits and Demerits of Potential Alternative Fuels – Alcohols, Biodiesel, Hydrogen, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural Gas, Biogas, Fuel standards – ASTM & EN.
UNIT II SPECIAL AND SYNTHETIC FUELS
Different synthetic fuels, Merits, and demerits, Dual, Bi-fuel and Pilot injected fuel systems, Fuel additives – types and their effect on performance and emission characteristics of engines, Flexi fuel systems, Ethers – as fuel and fuel additives, properties and characteristics.
UNIT III ALCOHOL FUELS
Alcohols – Properties, Production methods and usage in engines. Blending, dual fuel operation, surface ignition, spark ignition and oxygenated additives. Performance, combustion and emission Characteristics in engines. Issues & limitation in alcohols
UNIT IV BIO-DIESEL FUELS
Vegetable oils and their important properties. Fuel properties characterization. Methods of using vegetable oils – Blending, preheating, Transesterification and emulsification – Performance, combustion and emission characteristics in diesel engines. Third generation biofuels, Ternary and Quaternary fuels, Issues & limitation of using vegetable oils in IC engines
UNIT V GASEOUS FUELS
Biogas, Natural gas, LPG, Hydrogen – Properties, problems, storage and safety aspects. Methods of utilisation in engines. Performance, combustion and emission characteristics in engines. Issues & limitation in Gaseous fuels
COURSE OUTCOMES :
The students will be able to
1 Expose potential alternate fuels and their characteristics
2 Use appropriate synthetic fuels and fuel additives for better combustion characteristics
3 Utilise alcohol fuels effectively for lower emissions
4 Elaborate on the utilisation of Bio-Diesel and its types as a suitable fuel in CI engines
5 Utilise different gaseous fuels and predict their performance and combustion characteristics
REFERENCES:
1.Keith Owen and Trevor Eoley, Automotive Fuels Handbook, SAE Publications, 1990.
2. Pundir B.P, I.C. Engines Combustion and Emission, 2010, Narosa Publishing House.
3. Pundir B.P , Engine Combustion and Emission, 2011, Narosa Publishing House Keith
4. Richard L. Bechtold, Automotive Fuels Guide Book, SAE Publications, 1997