Fuels and Lubricants
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The official GTU curriculum for Fuels and Lubricants (subject code DI02002021) as prescribed for COMPUTER · Semester 2 divides the course into 4 units, covering 14 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI02002021)Unit 1 Introduction to IC Engine Conventional Fuels
- 1.1 Introduction to fuel and classification of fuels with their merits and demerits. 1.2 Requirement of IC- engine fuel 1.3 Petroleum (crude oil and atmospheric fractional distillation process with products of process) 1.4 Classification and Structures of Hydrocarbon and its effect 1.5 Comparison of Petrol and Diesel. 1.6 Various desirable properties of SI engine fuels and their effect on engine performance 1.7 Additives of gasoline (which and for what purpose) 1.8 Various desirable properties of CI engine fuels and their effect on engine performance 1.9 Additives of diesel (which and for what purpose) 1.10 Rating of fuel: (1)Octane number (2) Cetane number
Unit 2 Lubricants
- 2.1 Role of lubricating oil in a vehicle. 2.2 Classification of lubricating oil on the basis of their use in a Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Automobile Engineering Course / Subject Code : DI02002021 Course / Subject Name : Fuels and Lubricants w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ vehicle. 2.3 Properties of lubricating oil and their effect. 2.4 Grading of lubricating oil. 2.5 Additives of lubricating oil (which and why basis) 2.6 Causes of Oil degradation. 2.7 Synthetic lubricants
- Advantages and disadvantages of synthetic lubricants compare to conventional lubricants. 2.8 Role of grease in a vehicle. 2.9 Properties of grease used in a vehicle. 2.10 Classification of grease on the basis of constituents. 2.11 Additives of grease ( on which and why basis) 2.12 Causes of grease degradation 2.13 Factors to be considered while selecting grease
Unit 3 Combustion Process in SI and CI Engines
- 3.1 Introduction to IC- Engine. 3.2 Basic Working process in S.I. and C.I
- Engines 3.3 Combustion in IC engine 3.4 Effect of hydrocarbon structure and its composition on combustion. 3.5 Normal and abnormal combustion in SI and CI engine. 3.6 Factors responsible for abnormal combustion in SI and CI engine. 3.7 Ignition Lag and factors affecting it in SI and CI engine. 3.8 Pre-ignition and its effects. 3.9 Detonation in SI engine
- its effects
- factors affecting it and prevention. 3.10 Diesel knock
- factors affecting it and prevention
- Program Name: Diploma in Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Automobile Engineering Course / Subject Code : DI02002021 Course / Subject Name : Fuels and Lubricants w.e.f. 2024-25 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/
Unit 4 4) Alternative fuels for IC-Engine
- 4.1 Need for Alternative Fuels. 4.2 Introduction to LPG, CNG, Alcohol
- Fuel cell
- Vegetable oils
- Hydrogen. 4.3 Comparative study of Properties
- advantages and disadvantage of Alternative Fuels
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