INTERNAL
COMBUSTION
ENGINES
This is the class webpage for ME444: Internal Combustion Engines.

Instructor: Dr. Harold Schock
TA: Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
COURSE INFORMATION
Classroom:
2400 Engineering Building

Hours:
10:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday

Office Hours:
Automotive Research Experiment Station
150 Engineering Research Complex-South
By appointment

Instructor:
Harold J. Schock, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Located at the Engine Research Lab
131 Engineering Research Complex-South
schock@egr.msu.edu

Teaching Assistant:
Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
sadeghim@msu.edu

Text:
Internal Combustion Engine Handbook.
Basics, Components, Systems, and Perspectives.
Edited by Richard Van Basshuysen and Fred Schafer.

On reserve in Engineering Library.
The Internal-Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice, Vols.1 & 2 - Charles Taylor
Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals - John Heywood

Exam 1: 9/13, Exam 2: 10/30, Final: 12/11
Solutions: Exam 1, Exam 2a, Exam 2b, Final: 12/11
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
(08/28) Internal Combustion Engines
(08/30) Mixtures and Solutions
(09/04) First Law Analysis
(09/06) Chemical Reactions
(09/11) Problem Session
(09/13) First Exam, 2400 EB
(09/18) Friction & Bearings
(09/20) Engine Vibration & Balance
(09/25) Valvetrain Systems
(09/27) NASCAR Power Development
(10/02) Piston Dynamics
(10/04) Gas Exchange Process
(10/09) Combustion & Flow Measurements
(10/11) Review for exam
(10/16) Use of CAE Methods
(10/18) CAE Design and Analysis
(10/23) Turbocharging the IC Engine
(10/25) Multidimensional Models
(10/30) Second Exam
(11/01) Thermoelectics
(11/06) See Previous Lecture
(11/08) Automotive Diesel Engine
(11/13) Biofuel Outlook
(11/15) Direct Fuel Injection
(11/20) ARES Lab Tour
(11/22) Thanksgiving
(11/27) Hybrid Vehicles
(11/29) Road Vehicle Fuels
(12/04) Environmental Challenges
(12/05) Final Exam Review
(12/11) Final Exam
ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS
Assignment 1 Solution Assignment 2 Solution