ME1353 AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING SYLLABUS B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI:: CHENNAI 600 025
CURRICULUM 2004
B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
SEMESTER – VI
ME1353 AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
(Common to Mechanical and Production-Elective)

OBJECTIVE
To impact knowledge to students in various systems of Automobile Engineering and to have the practice for Assembling and Dismantling of Engine Parts.

VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND ENGINES 10
Types of Automobiles - Vehicle Construction – Chassis – Frame and Body –aerodynamics. Components of Engine – Their forms, Functions and Materials - Review of Cooling and Lubrication systems in Engine – Turbo Chargers – Engine Emission Control by 3–Way Catalytic Controller – Electronic Engine Management System.

ENGINE AUXILIARY SYSTEMS 10
Carburetor–working principle- Electronic fuel injection system – Mono-point and Multi - Point Injection Systems – Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Lead Acid Battery - Electrical systems – Battery generator – Starting Motor and Drives – Lighting and Ignition (Battery, Magneto Coil and Electronic Type)-Regulators-cut outs.

TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS 10
Clutch – Types and Construction – Gear Boxes, Manual and Automatic – Simple Floor Mounted Shift Mechanism – Over Drives – Transfer Box Fluid flywheel-Torque convertors– Propeller shaft – Slip Joint – Universal Joints – Differential and Rear Axle – Hotchkiss Drive and Torque Tube Drive.

STEERING, BRAKES AND SUSPENSION 10
Wheels and Tyres – Wheel Alignment Parameters - Steering Geometry and Types of steering gear box– Power Steering – Types of Front Axle – Suspension systems – Braking Systems – Types and Construction – Diagonal Braking System – Antilock Braking System.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES 5
Use of Natural Gas, LPG, Biodiesel, Gasohol and Hydrogen in Automobiles - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel Cells.

Note: Practical training in dismantling and assembling of Engine parts Transmission System should be given to the students

TOTAL : 45
TEXT BOOKS
1. Sethi H.M, “Automobile Technology”, Tata McGraw-Hill-2003
2. Kirpal Singh “Automobile Engineering Vol. 1& 2”, Standard Publishers, New Delhi.

REFERENCES
Crouse and Anglin “Automotive Mechanism”, 9th Edition. Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
Newton, Steeds and Garet, “Motor vehicles”, Butterworth Publishers, 1989.
Srinivasan.S , “ Automotive Mechanics” 2nd edition, 2003, Tata McGraw-Hill.
Joseph Heitner, “Automotive Mechanics”, 2nd edition, East-West Press, 1999.

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