Engine Fuels and Lubricants

The course is designed to provide students with knowhow and knowledge in the properties of renewable and alternative liquid and gaseous engine fuels and their suitability for engines. After passing the course the student can
• tell what kind of fuels one is able to use in diesel and gas engines,
• compare the properties of engine fuels and their feasibility and competitiveness,
• analyze the effects of fuels on the engine performance and emissions,
• list the tasks and characteristics of engine lubricants,
• describe the effects of lubricants on the engine performance and emissions.
The course develops problem-solving and decision-making skills, critical thinking, analytical way of working and literal expression and promotes life-long learning plus collaboration and ICT skills.

• Recorded video lectures, lecture notes and other material accessible on the Moodle platform.
• Heywood, J., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals (2. Ed.).
Supporting material:
• Guibet, J. C., Fuels and Engines.
• Mollenhauer, K. und Tschöke, H. (eds.), Handbook of Diesel Engines.
• Woodyard, D. (ed.), Pounder’s Marine Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines.
• Bechtold, R. L., Alternative Fuels Guidebook.