Vehicle Engines (FSI-QVO)

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic principles of the construction of vehicle engines, their individual elements, groups and aggregates.
The construction of vehicle engines is a multidisciplinary matter that combines knowledge from the fields of mechanics, thermomechanics, electrical engineering and materials.
The acquired knowledge enables an objective assessment of the specific construction of vehicle engines, both in terms of suitability for use in a vehicle, and also in terms of assessing the reliability and effects of its operation on the environment.

The student must have knowledge corresponding to the subjects of the theoretical basis of the FSI master's degree at BUT in Brno.

The teaching of the course is focused on the current state and perspectives of further development of modern internal combustion and electric vehicle engines. The division of drive units for vehicles and their characteristic designs in terms of operational use and function is made. Basic concepts of vehicle engine control are also described. For internal combustion engines, the design of the piston group, connecting rods, crankshaft, engine block, cylinder heads, valve train, cooling and lubrication is described. For electric motors, the design and concept of batteries, electric motors, cooling and lubrication are described.

Credit: mandatory attendance in seminars, presentation and submitting the seminary work.
Examination is written or oral. Seminar thesis evaluation is part of the total evaluation.
Attendance in seminars is obligatory, checked by a teacher. The way of compensation of absence is solved individually with a subject garant.

1. Basic division of vehicle engines according to design and use. History.
2. Electric cars and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines.
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Construction of electric motors and their cooling and lubrication.

1. Assignment of an individual seminar paper.
2. Electric motors and vehicle batteries.
3. Piston group and connecting rod.
4. Engine crankcase, cylinder and cylinder block.
5. Bearings and shaft seals.
6. Cylinder head.
7. Valve system of two-stroke and four-stroke piston combustion engines.
8. Variable valve systems.
9. Control of internal combustion engines
10. Intake and exhaust system of combustion engines.
11. Cooling of piston combustion engines.
12. Lubrication of piston combustion engines.
13. Presentation of the seminar work.

STONE, Richard. Introduction to internal combustion engines. 4th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, c2012. ISBN 978-0-230-57663-6