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Ic Engine Lab Course Outline

This document outlines a course on IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory offered to fourth year students at Jimma University's Jimma Institute of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The 2 ECTS credit course meets for 3 hours per week and has Turbo machinery and IC engines courses as prerequisites. The course objectives are to determine performance characteristics of pumps, blowers, turbines and IC engines through testing. Course content includes testing the performance of various machines and engines, valve timing, clearance adjustment, fuel properties determination and reciprocating compressor testing. Students are evaluated based on lab reports and a final exam, and are required to attend all practical work sessions.

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Ic Engine Lab Course Outline

This document outlines a course on IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory offered to fourth year students at Jimma University's Jimma Institute of Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The 2 ECTS credit course meets for 3 hours per week and has Turbo machinery and IC engines courses as prerequisites. The course objectives are to determine performance characteristics of pumps, blowers, turbines and IC engines through testing. Course content includes testing the performance of various machines and engines, valve timing, clearance adjustment, fuel properties determination and reciprocating compressor testing. Students are evaluated based on lab reports and a final exam, and are required to attend all practical work sessions.

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JIMMA UNIVERSITY

JIMMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY


FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IC Engines and Turbo-Machinery Laboratory Course Outline

Course offered to: Year IV, Semester I


ECTS Credits: 2
Contact Hours per week: 3hr
Pre-requisite: Turbo machinery (MEng3201),
Course Objectives: The course enables students to:
1. Determine the performance characteristics of different pumps, blowers and different
turbines.
2. 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)).
3. Perform I.C. Engine performance testing

Course Content:
1. Testing the performance characteristics of: Pumps, Blower ,Pelton turbine, Francis Turbine
Steam Turbine
2. Valve timing using timing diagram and dial gauge
3. Determination of rotation and firing order with the help of valve overlap
4. Valve clearance adjustment and Influence of valve clearance to valve timing and engine
performance, I.C. Engine Test Stand
5. Determination of fuel properties (calorific value, density, viscosity, specific gravity, firing point,
cloud point, etc)), Performance Test on a Reciprocating Compressor (Single stage):
Determination of Polytrophic index and Volumetric efficiency

Evaluation Scheme:
Lab report 50%,
Final Examination 50%

Attendance:

100% attendance is required during practical work sessions, except for some unprecedented
mishaps.

References:

Lab manuals and Standard text books on I.C. Engines and Turbomachinery

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