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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Combustion engines - types, basic terms and parameters. 2. Working cycles of piston combustion engines (PCE),Ideal and real operating cycles of PCE, characteristics of PCE. 3. Kinematics of crankshaft mechanism; Forces and moments occuring in crankshaft mechanism. 4. Principles of counterbalancing of PCE. 5. Torsional oscilation. 6. Movable parts of PCE - crankshaft mechanism. 7. Stationary parts of PCE. 8. Valve train mechanism. 9. Suction and exhaust system. 10. Cooling and lubricating system. 11. Fuel systems of petrol and diesel PCE. 12. Mixture creation and mixture combusting, emissions. 13. Charging PCE.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection
- Preparation for an exam
- 55 hours per semester
- Data/material collection
- 17 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Practical training
- 13 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 39 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic theories and functions of vehicle internal combustion engines, their design and assembly, and the function of their sub-systems.
After passing the subject, students are familiar with principles of theory of internal combustion engines.
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Prerequisites
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Students are supposed to have basic technical knowledge, obtained by study at high school and previous university courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis, Discussion
During the semester and at the examination students must demonstrate understanding of solved problems and prove ability to orientate themselves in problems of the subject. Actual requirements will be announced at the first week of the semester.
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Recommended literature
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Hromádko, Jan. Spalovací motory : komplexní přehled problematiky pro všechny typy technických automobilních škol. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3475-0.
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Jilek, Petr. Úvod do spalovacích motorů. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7395-743-8.
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Tesař, Miroslav. Konstrukce vozidlových spalovacích motorů. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2003. ISBN 80-7194-550-1.
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Vlk, František. Vozidlové spalovací motory : [teorie a konstrukce, příprava směsi, mechanické části, sání a výfuk, paliva]. Brno: Nakladatelství a vydavatelství Vlk, 2003. ISBN 80-238-8756-4.
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