Syllabus of the Subject

AUTOMOTIVE
L T P C
POLLUTANTS & CONTROL
Subject Code
Total Contact Hours: 45 3 0 - 3
AEO-362
Professional Elective
Prerequisite : Basics of Automobile Engineering
Marks
Internal (40) External (60)
Course Objective
1. Introduction to major pollutants coming out of automobiles
2. Study the operation of pollutant control devices and equipments
3. Study the principle and working of emission measurement devices with their
applications

Unit Course Outcomes

1. To understand the Automotive Pollutants and its harmful effects.
To present a problem oriented in depth knowledge of automobile
2. pollution and control.

To address the underlying concepts and methods behind automobile

3. pollution and control.

UNIT – 1

Introduction

Pollutants sources and formation, Effects of pollution on environment, effects

on human health and environment, global warming, types of emission. Emission
Standards.
(05 HOURS)

Noise Pollution from Automobiles

Noise, Vibration and Harshness, Sources of Noise, Measurement of Noise -

Engine combustion noise, Inlet and Exhaust Noise, Traffic Noise, Vehicle Body
Noise - control of noise, control devices and noise proof materials.

(07 HOURS)
 UNIT - 2

Pollutant Formation in SI Engines

Pollutant formation in SI Engine: Mechanism of HC, CO and NO in SI engine,

exhaust emission and factors affecting the emission, evaporative emission,
crankcase emission, lead emission.
(05 HOURS)

Pollutant Formation in CI Engines

Pollutant formation in CI Engine: formation of smoke, factors affecting the

smoke formation, diesel odour, unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide,
oxides of nitrogen, smog and comparison of diesel and petrol emissions.
(07 HOURS)

UNIT - 3

Control of Emissions from Engines

Design strategies to control emission from engines: Effect of design and

operating parameters on emission concentrations, modification in the engine
design, modifying the fuel used.

(05 HOURS)

Exhaust Gas Treatment Devices

Exhaust gas treatment devices: Crankcase emission control, evaporative

emission control, exhaust emission control, air injection system, second
generation air injection system, spark timing emission control system, thermal
reactor package, catalytic convertor package, NOx emission control, control of
smoke and odour control.

(07 HOURS)
Text Books: -

1) Paul Degobert – Automobiles and Pollution – SAE International ISBN-1-

56091-563- 3, 1991.
2) Ganesan, V- “Internal Combustion Engines”- Tata McGraw-Hill Co.-
2003.
3) Beranek.L.L. “ Noise Reduction”, McGraw Hill Book co., Inc, New
York, 1993.
4) SAE Transactions- “Vehicle Emission”- 1982 (3 volumes).
5) Obert.E.F.- “Internal Combustion Engines”- 1988
6) Marco Nute- “ Emissions from two stroke engines, SAE Publication –
1998.
7) Internal combustion engine by domkundwar.

Reference Books:

1. Maxwell et al, Alternative Fuel: Emission, Economic and Performance,

SAE, 1995
2. Watson, E.B., Alternative fuels for the combustion engine, ASME, 1990
3. Automotive Fuels and Emissions by James D. Halderman, ISBN-13: 978-
0133799491, 4th edition 2019.

Suggestive Reading and E-Books:

1. ALTERNATIVE FUELS: THE FUTURE OF HYDROGEN, 2nd Edition

Kindle Edition by Michael Hordeski (Author) available at Amazon.com
2. Alternative Fuel Vehicles by Tom Denton available at
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/alternative-fuel-vehicles
3. Alternative Fuels and Their Utilization Strategies in Internal Combustion
Engines available at https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811504174
4. ALTERNATIVE FUEL by Maximino Manzanera available at
http://library.um.edu.mo/ebooks/b28113305.pdf