Internal Combustion Engines
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this advanced mechanical engineering course on how design and operating choices shape engine performance, efficiency, fuel needs, and emissions. Lectures and materials cover fluid flow, thermodynamics, combustion, heat transfer, friction, and fuel properties, all tied back to real engine power, efficiency, and emissions outcomes. Students study spark-ignition, diesel, stratified-charge, and mixed-cycle engines, comparing their design features and operating characteristics. A hands-on lab project in MIT's Engine Laboratory anchors the theory in actual measurement and testing. The course provides free access to lecture notes, assignments, and related materials as published by MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered. It suits students who already have a background in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and want a detailed, applied look at how combustion engines are engineered and evaluated.