Engines and fuel cells
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- News forum (Forum)
- Formula Memento - Engines (File)
- Fuel Cells Formula Momento (File)
- Course description (File)
10 September
Engines: Lecture 1 (General Introduction)
Structure of the engines course.
Operating principles.
Main engine components.
Main material flows in engine
- Engines - Preamble (File)
- Engines 1 : Principles / Flows / Classification (File)
- VariableValveOpeningProfile_1min (File)
- Movie_EngineComponents_6min (File)
- Movie_EngineComponents&Circuits_9min (File)
- Recording Engine Chapter1 1sthour General Intro - 50min (File)
- Recording Engine Chapter 1 2ndhour 0-33min slides 7-22 (File)
- Recording Engine Chapter 1 2ndhour 33_54min slides 23-36 (File)
- Recording Engine Chapter 1 2ndhour Engine movie commented 5min (File)
- Recording Engine Chapter 1 2ndhour Single piston movie commented 4min (File)
- Lecture 1 Recording - 22/09/2021 (File)
- Engines Exercise 0 - Simple engine parameters (File)
- Engines Exercise 0 - solution (File)
- Solution slides-Exercise_ENG0_Simple engine (File)
17 September
Engines: Lecture 2 (Thermodynamic cycles)
P-v diagramm
Adiabatic compression; Cp/Cv
Ideal cycles: Otto, Diesel, Dual cycle
Real cycles: differences to ideality
- Engine Lecture 2 - Thermodynamic Engine Cycles IDEAL / REAL (File)
- Engines Exercise : power system of a vehicle (File)
- Engines Exercise : power system of a vehicle - solution (File)
- Engines Exercise : power system of a vehicle - Addendum (File)
- Lesson 2 Video 1 (File)
- Lesson 2 Video 2 (File)
- Lesson 2 Video 3 (File)
- Lesson 2 Video 4 (File)
- Lesson 2 Video 5 (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence1: Animation of engine 8 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence2: Valve system w animation 5 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence3: Mechanics of piston - displacement/speed/acceleration - 8 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence4: explaining the 4 strokes - 10 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence5: 2-stroke vs 4-stroke 11 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence6: movie on flows in an engine 4 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence7: slides on the flows 6 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence8: Engines classification 8 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence9: Wankel engine animation 3 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Intro/Sequence10: Characteristic engine numbers 7 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Thermodynamics/Sequence1: P-v-diagram / Isentropes / gamma 15min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Thermodynamics/Sequence2: Ideal Cycles 25min (File)
- Videolecture Engines/Thermodynamics/Sequence3: Real Cycles 20min (File)
- Lecture 2 - Live recording - 29/09/2021 (File)
- Engines Exercice 1 - Otto cycle efficiency (File)
- Exercise 1 - solution (File)
- Solution slides - Exercise 1 thermodynamic cycle (File)
24 September
Engines: Lecture 3 (Terminology and Key parameters)
Power - Torque - Mean pressure - Efficiency - Specific fuel consumption
Load (torque) vs engine speed : full load/part load
Engine operating map (brake mean effective pressure vs. engine speed (rpm))
- Engines Lecture 3 - Terminology and Key Parameters (File)
- Lesson 3 Video 1 (File)
- Lesson 3 Video 2 (File)
- Lesson 3 Video 3 (File)
- Lesson 3 Video 4 (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology/Key values - Sequence1 - Intro 11min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence2 - key value: POWER 16min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence3 - key value: TORQUE 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence4 - key value: MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology / Sequence5 - key value:EFFICIENCY 10min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence6 - key value: SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION 7min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence7 - Engine representation: Full load curve 12min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter3 Terminology - Sequence8 - Engine representation: operating maps 12min (File)
- Engines Exercise 2 - SIE Gas engine parameters (File)
- Exercise 2 - Solution (File)
- Solution slides - Exercise_ENG2_Gas_engine (File)
- Lecture 4 - Live recording 06/10/2021 (File)
1 October
Engines: Lecture 4 (Diesel Engines)
Diesel fuel properties
Fuel injection systems
Load regulation (full load / part load)
Energy balance
- Engines Lecture 4 - Diesel C.I. (File)
- A/F ratio computation (File)
- Lesson 4 Video 1 (File)
- Lesson 4 Video 2 (File)
- Lesson 4 Video 3 (File)
- Lesson 4 Video 4 (File)
- Lesson 4 Video 5 (File)
- CFD_5sec_AirExcess_DieselCombustion (File)
- CFD_5sec_TemperatureProfile_Dieselcombustion (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Intro 8 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence2 Application Range Diesel engines 6 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence3 Diesel combustion process in P-v (crank angle) 12 min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence4 Diesel fuel properties 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence5 Fuel injection 7min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence6 Reminder on lambda air excess 8min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence7 Animation of combustion process 4min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence8 Slides 14-15 3min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence9 Slides 16-18 7min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence10 Load regulation parameters 10min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence11 Partial Load 7min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence12 Full load 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence13 Turbocompressor map slide 28 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 4 Diesel Sequence14 Energy balance diesel engine 8min slides 30-36 (for Exercise) (File)
- Engines Exercise 3 - Diesel (File)
- Exercise 3 - solution (File)
- Solution slides - Exercise3 Energy and exergy balance of a diesel engine (File)
- Live recording- 13/10/2021 (File)
8 October
Engines: Lecture 5 (Otto Engines)
Gasoline fuel properties
Fuel stratified injection
Load regulation (full load / part load)
Comparison with Diesel
- Engines Lecture 5 - S.I. Engines (File)
- Lesson 5 Video 1 (File)
- Lesson 5 Video 2 (File)
- Lesson 5 Video 3 (File)
- Lesson 5 Video 4 (File)
- SIE_homogeneousmixture_1min (File)
- SIE_StratifiedMixture (File)
- ThrottleValve_1min (File)
- Movie_StratifiedInjection_5min (in french) (File)
- Exercise 4 - Regulation of S.I. engine (File)
- Exercise - solution (File)
- Exercise 4 - step by step (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Intro 5min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence2 Application Range 3min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence3 Combustion process 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence4 Fuel properties 6min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence5 Fuel injection 4min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence6 Animation Fuel injection 3min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence7 Combustion w Stratified Injection 5min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence8 Operating map w stratified injection 4min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence9 Combustion speed & knocking 10min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence10 Partial load regulation 5min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence11 Throttle valve animation 1min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence12 Full load regulation 5min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence13 Energy distribution 10min (File)
- Videolecture Engines Chapter 5 SIE Sequence14 Movie 5min Electronic Control Unit ECU (File)
- Live Recording - 20/10/2021 (File)
15 October
Emissions and treatment
Origin of pollutants (combustion) - CO, HC, NOx, PM
Emission standards (cars, trucks, gasoline/diesel)
Treatment methods (4) in the combustion chamber
Exhaust after-treatment methods (4)
- Engines Lecture 6 - Emissions abatement methods (File)
- Engines Exercise : emissions (File)
- Engines Exercise (emissions) : solution (File)
- Exercice solution addition - excel (File)
- Exercise_solution_pollutiion_with_animation (File)
- Diesel_ParticulateFilter_1min (File)
- Diesel_CleanGasInduction(EGR)_1min (File)
- Lesson 6 Video 1 (File)
- Lesson 6 Video 2 (File)
- Lesson 6 Video 3 (File)
- Lesson 6 Video 4 (File)
- Sequence1 Content 5min (File)
- Sequence2 The4Pollutants 8min (File)
- Sequence3 Formation of the 4 pollutants 15min (File)
- Sequence4 Emissions standards 15min (File)
- Sequence5 Pretreatment Methods 1_2 10min (File)
- Sequence6 Pretreatment Methods 3_4 5min (File)
- Sequence7 Post treatment 3-waycat 7min (File)
- Sequence8 Post_treatment Methodes 2_3_4 Oxcat NOxtrap ParticleFilter 10min (File)
22 October (no lecture)
29 October
Fuel Cells: Lecture 1
General introduction
Operating principles
Five families (types ) of fuel cells
Literature : Fuel Cell Handbook Dpt of US Energy - downloadable pdf
- Fuel Cells Lecture 1 - Overview (File)
- vid_lec1_part1 (File)
- vid_lec1_part2 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence1 Overview 8min slides 1-5 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence2 Drive trains 16min slides 6-11 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence3 Chapter Contents 9min slides 12-13 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence4 Motivation 8min slides 14-20 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence5 Battery/PAFC 32min slides 21-27 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence6 PEFC 10min slides 27-29 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence7 AFC/SOFC 28min slides 30-36 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence8 MCFC 9min slides 37-39 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence9 Summary tables 7min slides 40-44 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence10 Advantages 18min slides 45-51 (File)
- FC Intro Sequence11 Quizz 7min slides 51-57 (File)
- FC Exercice 1 - power need of a vehicle (File)
- FC Exercice 1 - solution (File)
- Live Recording - 10/11/2021 (File)
- Exercice - addendum (File)
- PPT-ExFC1-PowerVehicle (File)
- Lecture 17th Nov..mp4 (Text and media area)
5 November
Midterm test on Engines
16h15 - 17h closed book
12 November
Fuel Cells: Lecture 2
Thermodynamics, Gibbs free enthalpy, Nernst voltage, Nernst equation. Electrochemical voltage series.
Kinetics, losses (ohmic/non-ohmic), overpotential, Butler-Volmer charge transfer equation, mass transport loss.
Efficiency
- FC Lecture 2 - Basic Theory (File)
- Exercise Fuel Cells 2 - Flow calculations / Centralised vs Decentralised Supply (File)
- Exercise 2 - solution (File)
- lecture 24th of Nov..mp4 (Text and media area)
19 November
Fuel Cells : Lecture 3
Syngas - which fuels for which fuel cell
CO poisoning on platinum with low T fuel cells
Carbon deposition with high T fuel cells
Steam reforming, partial oxidation, shift reaction
Fuel impurities, cleaning
Biofuels
- FC Lecture 3 : Fuel Processing (File)
- Recorded Lecture slides 1 to 11 (15 min) (File)
- Recorded Lecture slides 11 to end (40 min) (File)
- FC exercice 3 : equilibrium voltage / losses (File)
- FC exercise 3 : equilibrium voltage / losses. Solution (File)
26 november
FC Lecture 4 :
specifics per fuel cell type (AFC, PEFC, PAFC, MCFC, SOFC)
- FC Lecture 4 : Specifics per fuel cell (File)
- FC Fuel Processing Sequence1 15min slides 1-10 (File)
- FC Fuel Processing Sequence2 14min slides 11-16 (File)
- FC Fuel processing Sequence3 11min slides 17-21 (File)
- FC Fuel Processing Sequence4 12min slides 22-36 (File)
- FC Fuel Processing Sequence5 16min slides 37-61 (File)
- Excel_Calc_FC3-4_PAFC_FU (File)
- Fuel Cells Exercise 4 - Fuel Utilisation (File)
- Exercise 4 - solution (File)
3 December
Fuel Cells Lecture 5
Fuel Cell systems
car, bus, portable device, stationary cogeneration device,...
Case study of an integrated fuel cell microturbine hybrid system
- Fuel Cell Systems Aspects (File)
- FC Systems Live Recording - 15/12/2021 (File)
- FC Systems & Applications 38min (File)
- Annex : FC-GT hybrid system (File)
- FC Systems Annex - Hybrid system with microturbine 18min (File)
- Exercise 5 - MCFC (File)
- Exercise MCFC - solution (File)
- Exercise 6 : car power system PEFC vs ICE (File)
10 December
Specific aspects per fuel cell typology
- Electrolysis Sequence1 12min slides 1-12 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence2 11min slides 13-20 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence3 10min slides 21-28 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence4 10min slides 29-35 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence5 8min slides 36-42 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence6 8min slides 43-46 (File)
- Electrolysis Sequence7 10min slides 47-49 (File)
- Live recording - final lecture (2h) : 1) FC specifics. 2) Electrolysis (File)
17 December
Written Exam Fuel Cells 45' start 16h15
Closed book