# Internal Combustion Engines

The internal combustion engine. (Image courtesy of Jon Berkeley. License: CC BY-NC-SA.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Wai Cheng

### MIT Course Number

2.61

### As Taught In

Spring 2017

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets with solutions
- Exams and solutions

## Course Description

This course studies the fundamentals of how the design and operation of internal combustion engines affect their performance, efficiency, fuel requirements, and environmental impact. Topics include fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer and friction phenomena, and fuel properties, with reference to engine power, efficiency, and emissions. Students examine the design features and operating characteristics of different types of internal combustion engines: spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines. The class includes lab project in the Engine Laboratory.

## Other Versions

## Other OCW Versions

Archived versions:

- 2.61 Internal Combustion Engines (Spring 2008)
- 2.61 Internal Combustion Engines (Spring 2004)

## Related Content

## Course Collections

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### Cross-Disciplinary Lists

- Transportation Courses

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- Combustion
- Fossil Fuels
- Transportation
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering > Transport Processes
- Physics > Thermodynamics

Wai Cheng. 2.61 Internal Combustion Engines. Spring 2017. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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