Fuels and Lubricants

Lecturer:

Vladimír Matějovský (gar.)

Tutor:

Vladimír Matějovský (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway

Synopsis:

Characteristics and testing of gasolines, diesel a heavy fuels. Specific characteristics of alternative fuels. Engines tribology. Characteristics and testing of oils. Sediment formation in engine. Characteristics and testing of gear oils.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Fluid friction

2. Elastohydrodynamics friction

3. Lubricants

4. Laboratory testing of oils.

5. Machine and engine testing of oils.

6. Practical executing of oil testing.

7. Oil characteristics.

8. Oil classification.

9. Fuels.

10. Engine fuels

11. Hydrocarbon fuels.

12. Molecular structure of fuels.

13. SI engine fuels properties.

14. CI engine fuels properties.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri
Thu	roomT4:D1-266 Matějovský V. 14:15–15:45 (lecture parallel1) Dejvice Poslucharna 266
Fri

The course is a part of the following study plans: