1. MEL 721 : (NEXT GENERATION) AUTOMOTIVE PRIME MOVERS
P M V Subbarao
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
We learn Engines begin developed for Next Generation Automobiles Only….

2. Course Objectives
Students successfully completing MEL 721 will get to know:
Present status of prime movers in automobile industry.
Near future and long term developments in Internal Combustion Engines as automotive prime movers.
Design and development of Electric prime mover.
Detailed analysis of Hybrid Electric and Hybrid Hydraulic Systems.
Performance of automotive prime movers in urban, extra-urban and highway traffic conditions.

3. Course Contents
UNIT- I: Current Status & Overview of Next Generation Prime Movers.
UNIT-II: Development of Cycles with Higher Number of Strokes.
 UNIT- III: Analysis of Advanced Spark Ignition Engines.
UNIT –IV: Analysis of Advanced Compressions Ignition Engines.
UNIT –V: Electric Prime Movers for Automobiles.
UNIT –VI: Hybrid Electric Prime Movers .
UNIT –VII: Hybrid Hydraulic Prime Movers.

4. Books & References
Internal Combustion Engines by C R Ferguson & A T Kirkpatrick, John Wiley.
Vehicle Propulsion Systems: Introduction to Modeling and Optimization by L. Guzzella and A. Sciarretta, Springer.
Modern Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles by M Ehsani et. Al. CRC.
HCCI and CAI engines for the automotive industry by Hua Zhao, CRC.
Combustion in Piston Engines : Technology, Evolution, Diagnosis and Control by Antoni K. Oppenheim, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004.
Advanced direct injection by combustion engine technologies and development by Hua Zhao, CRC.