Fuel and Lubrication Technology
Date of implementation
1.9. – 7.12.2026
Scope
Type of studies and location
Which degree program is the course from?
Degree Programme in Automotive and Transportation Engineering
Teaching language
What will you learn?
The student knows the refining methods of crude oil as well as the properties, requirements and classifications of motoring gasoline, diesel fuel and lubricants. He or she is able to describe the possibilities of alternative fuels in order to lower the greenhouse impact of fuel combustion. He or she is capable of utilizing his or her knowledge about lubrication mechanisms and selection of correct lubricants for the purpose in question.
What do the studies include?
FUEL TECHNOLOGY: Motor gasoline refining, gasoline requirements, key figures and additives, low-emitting gasoline qualities, gasoline injection systems, gasoline in the future.
Diesel fuel refining, requirements and key figures, cold-climate operation and operating properties, environmental properties of diesel, diesel injection systems, diesel in the future.
Alternative fuels (gaseous products, alcohols, biofuels and renewable fuels, synthetic fuels, hydrogen).
LUBRICATION TECHNOLOGY: Duties of lubricants, lubrication mechanisms, lubricant manufacturing, basic properties and key figures of lubricants, synthetic lubricants, lubricant additives, lubricant classification systems, hydraulic oils, lubrication greases, determination of change interval, oil consumption
Contents: Properties and use of road transport fuels and lubricants
Conditions of Precedence: Fundamentals of organic chemistry
When and where will the course be held?
You can find the exact teaching times and places on Lukkarikone.
- Change the language from the top right corner under “FI”. Enter the course code TE00BR98-3007 and press search.
- Add the course to the schedule by pressing +Add on the search results list.
- The course schedule is now shown on the calendar view, where you'll find the time and place of each meeting.
If the teaching times are not shown on Lukkarikone, contact the teacher.
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Price:
75 €
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