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Course Name	Turkish	Taşıtlarda yakıt ekonomisi
	English	Fuel Economy in Road Vehicles
Course Code	MAK 4055E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	-	3	1	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Hikmet Arslan
Course Objectives		To provide essential knowledge on fuel economy in road vehicles, Teach the fundamental engineering approaches for improving the fuel economy of road vehicles.
Course Description		General aspects of automotive fuel economy, Fuel consumption of a road vehicle, Mathematical modeling of fuel consumption, Fuel economy in internal combustion engines, Affecting parameters, Power-Train matching and fuel economy, Affecting criterion, Aerodynamics of road vehicles, Rolling resistance and fuel economy, Effect of driving cycle on fuel economy, Fuel economy and exhaust emissions, Engine control, Alternative light materials and new production methods, Simulation models for fuel economy and their validity.
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