BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus
II Semester 2019-2020
Course Handout (Part II)
Date: 07/01/2020
In addition to Part-I (General handout for all courses in time-table), this handout provides the
specific details regarding the course.
Course No. : ME F242
Course Title : Internal Combustion Engines
Instructor-in-charge : Dr. Ranjit S. Patil
Scope and Objective: This course is designed to acquaint the students with the basics of internal
combustion engines. The course discusses the various cycles and their analysis, conventional and
alternative fuels, introduction to the carburetion, injection, and ignition system, combustion in SI and CI
engines, engine performance characteristics, emissions and their control.
Text Book [TB]:
V. Ganesan: “Internal Combustion Engines”, McGraw Hill Pub., 4th Edi. 2012.
Reference Books [RB]:
John B. Heywood: “Internal Combustion Engines Fundamentals”, McGraw Hill Pub., Edi. 1998.
[Link] & R.P Sharma: “A Course in Internal Combustion Engines”, [Link] & Sons. Edi.
2001.
B.P. Pundir: “IC engines, combustion and emissions”, Narosa publication, Edi. 2010.
Course Plan:
Lec. Topics to be covered (TB)/ (RB)/ Class
No. Notes (CN) / PPT
1-12 Introduction (includes some part of chapter 16 - performance parameters TB (Ch.1),CN, PPT
and characteristics)
12-13 Air Standard Cycles and their Analysis TB (Ch.2),CN, PPT
14-21 Fuel-Air Cycles and their Analysis TB (Ch.3),CN, PPT
22-28 Actual Cycles and their Analysis TB (Ch.4),CN, PPT
29-30 Conventional and Alternative Fuels TB (Ch.5-6),CN, PPT
31 Introduction to the Carburetion, Injection, and Ignition System TB (Ch.7 to 10),CN, PPT
32-38 Combustion and Combustion Chambers TB (Ch.11),CN, PPT
Evaluation Scheme:
Components Durati Weightage % Date Time Remarks
on (Marks)
Mid Semester 90 min 30% 4th March 9 AM Closed
Examination (60 Marks) 2020 Book
Quiz I (15th-31st Jan. 20)
Quiz II (1st-15th Feb. 20) Open
Book
Quizzes 20% Surprise Quiz III (16th-28th Feb. 20)
(40 Marks)
Quiz IV (18th- 31st March 20)
Quiz V (1st-15th April 20)
Comprehensive 3 Hrs. 50% 11th May 2 PM Closed
(100 Marks) 2020 Book
Venue of tests and examinations: To be announced by Instruction Division (ID).
Assignments: Will be given as home-work. For any doubts do contact during Chamber Consultation
Hours
Chamber (A-313/11) Consultation Hours: With Prior Appointment via Email.
Email: ranjitp@[Link]
Notices: All notices related to this course will be put on the moodle / Photon only.
Make-up Policy: Make-up will be given only to the genuine cases.
1) The request application for make-up test must reach the Instructor-in-charge before
commencement of the scheduled test (documentary proof is essential).
2) No make-up will be granted for any first time missed surprise quiz since make-up is already
considered under policy of consideration four best quizzes out of five for grading purpose.
3) Make-up may be granted between 15th-29th April 2020 for the first time missed surprise quiz if
your case is genuine and you have attempted remaining all four quizzes but got less than 40
marks.
4) For other time (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th time) missing of surprise quizzes, mid semester and
comprehensive examination; make-up will be given only to the genuine cases OR you have to
request instruction division (AUGSD) / medical centre to send a consent email to Instructor-in-
charge for the make-up. In case if instruction division / medical centre does not support your
case and tells that Instructor in charge of the course has to take a decision, in such cases make-
up will NOT be granted.
Instructor-in-charge (ME F242)
