Official NUC CCMAS syllabus
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Start studying MAR 531 free →Engine performance: indicator, scavenging and supercharging turbocharging and turbochargers. Operation of low-speed engines starting air system and reversing mechanism. Controls and instrumentation. Starting (normal and stopping) operations. Overload operation. Maneuvering. Minimum speed operation in specific conditions. Typical operating troubles. Running in service safety devices. Dynamics of crank gear. Vibration: simple system, torsional, multi-cylinder crankshaft system: imbalance correction. Energy balance and engine efficiency calculations. Various cooling systems in I.C. engines; their merits and demerits. Safety and prevention of mishaps in I.C. Engines: causes and prevention of crank-case explosion and Scavenge fires. Detection of hazard and safety fittings provided to prevent damage. Fuel combustion in I.C. engines and air-fuel ratio. Grades of suitable fuels, preparation of fuels for efficient combustion. Fuel atomization and requirements of fuel injectors. Design aspects of combustion chamber. Fundamentals of tribology. Lubrication: theories, classification and characteristics. Types of lubricants: fluid and solid; their properties, applications, additives and limitations. Bearings and seals; theories, types and applications.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MAR 531.