Military Engine Technology

The aim of this programme is to enable graduate engineers, working with military ground vehicles, to understand and appreciate the principles behind different engine technologies & power transmission layouts/architectures that may be encountered in those vehicles. The course will also review the basic background principle associated with the off-road mobility of the military vehicles so that the attendees appreciate that the vehicle mobility is highly dependent on the vehicle-terrain interaction.

Key topics covered in this course: Power Requirements, Military Engines Introduction, Heavy Duty Engine Cycles, Engine Efficiency, Realistic Engine behaviors & Performance, Heavy Duty Engine Pressure Charging – Supercharging & turbocharging, Future Trends on Military Engine Development and Difference between Military and Commercial Engines, Off-Road Mobility, Military Driveline & Transmission Components, Couplings – Friction Clutches, Couplings – Torque Converters, Gearboxes – Characteristics of Military Vehicle Gearbox, Change-speed Gearbox, Steplessly-variable Transmission, Power Transmission Techniques and Performance Evaluation