Engineer’s Blog

Internal combustion engines

IC engines: chemical energy to work via internal energy – unfortunately not all chemical energy converted to useful work.
Material balances: pollutants production per unit fuel.
Heat of reaction: pollutant production per unit energy released.
1stLaw (energy balance): energy split between work, heat etc.
2nd Law of Thermodynamics: nothing can be 100% efficient.
Thermodynamic efficiency: this is the maximum – does not include other inefficiencies.
Heat transfer: driven by DT – important issue.
Fuel storage: fuel phase and phase behaviour – important issue

Download: http://www.almohandes.org/upload/211sic3519_internalcombeng.pdf

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