Engine Performance and Combustion
Physically based study of combustion, efficiency, and exhaust emission formation and control in internal combustion engines.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.44 GPA, 68.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.23 GPA, 54.2% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.35 GPA, 70.6% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Explain theoretical and practical limits of maximum engine performance
Analyze engine combustion phenomena from a fundamental thermo-chemical perspective, including effects of mixture preparation strategy, in-cylinder gas composition, and in-cylinder charge motion
Identify coupling between a single control input and the remainder of the engine system
Compare and contrast mixture preparation strategies and alternative energy conversion strategies
Source: UW Guide
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.44 GPA, 68.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.23 GPA, 54.2% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.35 GPA, 70.6% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).
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Topics
- Combustion, efficiency, and exhaust emission formation and control in internal combustion engines
- Theoretical and practical limits of maximum engine performance
Skills
- Analyzing engine combustion phenomena from a fundamental thermo-chemical perspective
- Comparing and contrasting mixture preparation and alternative energy conversion strategies
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