Course Description : About this Course : ‘Fundamentals of Diesel Engines’ introduces you to the operation of internal combustion engines and the thermodynamic cycles of diesel engines. Along with teaching you the theoretical cycle guiding the operation of modern diesel engines, we will compare how the Otto, diesel and dual combustion cycle operated in diesel engines of the early 1900s. The course introduces the various classifications of diesel engines, the features of the piston stroke, and the characteristics of the supercharging or turbocharging terminology in marine diesel engines. LEARNING OUTCOMES : Explain the fundamental principle of a marine diesel engine Explain the two-stroke and four-stroke engine cycle and timing diagram Outline the power efficiency calculation of marine diesel engines Describe constructional features of a diesel engine Identify important components of a two-stroke engine