IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory (MEng4203)

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering/Jimma Institute of Technology

Jimma University
Course Code MEng4203
Course Title IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory
Degree Program B. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Module Energy Conversion Machines
Module Coordinator NN
Lecturer NN
ECTS Credits 3
Contact Hours (per Lecture Tutorial/Seminar Lab/workshop Home Study
week) practice
0 0 48 23

Course Objectives

The IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory exercise is

about the practical (experimental) approach for the
fundamental principles in the courses of Turbo-Machinery
and I.C. Engines and Reciprocating Machines.

Course Objectives & Laboratory experiments include: tests of performance

Competences to be characteristics of pumps, blower, and turbines; valve timing
Acquired investigation, firing order, engine performance test, and
determination of fuel properties.

Student Learning Outcome

By the end of the course students shall be able to:

 Determine the performance characteristics of different

pumps, blowers and different turbines.
  Determine induced indicative and braking torque, fuel
consumption, friction torque measurement and overall
performance of an IC engine (both spark ignition and
compression ignition (variable compression ratio)).
 Perform I.C. Engine performance testing
 Understand the different types of fuels for combustion
and their heating value.

1. Testing the performance characteristics of:

1. Pumps

2. Blower

3. Pelton turbine

4. Francis Turbine

5. Steam Turbine

2. Valve timing using timing diagram and dial gauge

Course 3. Determination of rotation and firing order with the help
Description/Course of valve overlap
Contents 4. Influence of valve clearance to valve timing and engine
performance
5. Valve clearance adjustment
6. Engine testing
7. I.C. Engine Test Stand
8. Determination of fuel properties (calorific value, density,
viscosity, specific gravity, firing point, cloud point, etc))

Pre-requisites MEng 3201 Turbo-Machinery

Semester Year V, Semester I
Mode of delivery Semester based
 Status of Course Compulsory
Teaching & Learning  Laboratory Practice, (48hr)
Methods  Home Study: (23hrs)
 70 % assessment of the laboratory report paper
Evaluation systems  20 % oral examination for individual student
 10 % attendance and laboratory participation
Course Policy 85% of the experiments (at least) have to be submitted.
- Laboratory manuals inside Turbo-Machinery, and I.C.
Engines and Reciprocating machines laboratory.
References
- Any books related with inside Turbo-Machinery, and
I.C. Engines and Reciprocating machines laboratory