MEN 201 - Marine Diesel Engines I

Course Objectives

1. To introduce propulsion engine alternatives
2. To establish a sound understanding of
diesel engines as a prime mover
3. To provide working knowledge on Diesel engine auxiliary systems and their functions
4. To introduce engine propeller matching problem

Course Description

Working principles of diesel engines, engine types, two and four stroke engines, engine construction, and
thermodynamic analysis of engines, combustion in diesel
engines, diesel engine emissions and abatement
technologies, fuel-oil, cooling and lubrication systems, supercharging, clutching and gearing, engine and
propeller matching. Laboratory experiments regarding diesel engine performance and emissions