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CUSAT B.TECH Degree Course – Scheme of Examinations & Syllabus 2006 ME Sem VIII
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ME 804 (E) AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
Module I
Power Plant: Automotive engine classification, S.I. & C.I. engines, combustion chamber
types, engine balancing, multi cylinder arrangements. Automobile engine parts: Cylinder
block, cylinder head, crank case, oil pan, cylinder liners, piston, arrangements to control
piston slap, piston rings, connecting rod, crank shaft, valves, valves actuating mechanism,
valves lay out, materials used, valve and port timing diagrams.
Module II
Fuel supply system: Simple carburetor, constant choke, constant vacuum carburetor,
types of carburetor, mixture strength requirements, fuel pumps for petrol engines, petrol
injections, MPFI systems, diesel fuel pump and fuel injector for diesel engines. Ignition
System: Battery ignition system, comparisons between battery ignition and magnetic
ignition system, ignition advance methods, electronic ignition. Cooling System:
Necessity, methods of cooling. Lubrication System: Objectives, system of engine
lubrication, crank case ventilation
Module III
Chassis construction: The frame and its functions, unitary or frameless, Layout of the
components of transmission system Clutches: Purpose, requirements, construction details
Gear box: sliding mesh gear box, constant mesh gear box, synchro mesh gear box,
epicyclic gear box, overdrive, torque converter, automatic transmission an overview,
Module IV
Universal coupling, propeller shaft, final drive Steering mechanisms, wheel suspension.
Factors for wheel alignment: camber, caster, kingpin inclination, toe–in, toe–out Brakes:
Types of brakes, Braking requirements, brake efficiency, stopping distance, fading of
brakes
Electrical equipments
REFERENCE:
1) Newton, steed and Garette: “Motor Vehicle”, Butter worth 2nd Ed., 1989.
2) Kirpal singh “Automobile Engineering” Vol-I & Vol-II Standard Publishers
Distributors.
3) Heitner Joseph, “Automotive mechanics” East west press
4) Crouse “Automotive mechanics” McGraw Hill book Co.
5) N.K. Giri “Automobile mechanics” Khanna publishers 7th Ed., 1996.
Type of questions for University Examination
Question 1 - 8 short answer questions of 5 marks each. 2 questions from each module
Question 2-5 – There will be two choices from each module .Answer one question from each module of
15 marks
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