Professional Certificate of Competency in Dual Fuel Engines

Course Duration
Duration
  • 3 Months
Course Study
Study Mode
  • Online
Course Location
Location
  • Online
Course Code
Course Code
CDF
Course Intakes
Intakes
  • 11 February 2025
  • 4 November 2025
Course Type
Course Type
  • Professional Certificate
Course Fees
Fees

Course Overview

The application of dual fuel engines is one of the most significant steps to reduce environmental footprint and improve financial performance of our industry. Engines that can operate on the dual-fuel mode can burn a gaseous fuel via the conventional liquid fuel injection system to introduce only a relatively small amount of liquid fuel to provide consistent ignition.

After the completion of this course, students will understand the fundamentals of dual-fuel engines, and it will serve as a refresher for practicing engineers.

Course Benefits

  • You may be eligible to claim CPD points through your local engineering association
  • Receive a Certificate of Completion from EIT
  • Learn from well-known faculty and industry experts from around the globe
  • Flexibility of attending anytime from anywhere, even when you are working full-time
  • Interact with industry experts during the webinars and get the latest updates/announcements on the subject
  • Experience global learning with students from various backgrounds and experience which is a great networking opportunity
  • Get practical skills and knowledge in the fundamentals of Dual Fuel Engines (DFE)

After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Develop a detailed understanding on the essentials of Dual Fuel Engines (DFE)
  • Learn essential concepts such as the Fundamentals of Combustion, including combustion processes, flames, and ignition. Explore topics like diesel engine combustion, heat release analysis, and the flammability and combustion limits of gas fuel-air mixtures
  • Gain understanding about various gases used as engine fuels, dual fuel engine- performance, knocking, exhaust emissions and operational features

Course Details

The course is composed of 12 modules.

Module
Module 1: Introduction to Combustion Engine

  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
  • Compression Ignition Engine (CIE)
Module 2: Various Gases Used as Engine Fuels

  • Methane as engine fuels
  • Natural gas as engine fuels
  • Liquefied petroleum gases as engine fuels
  • Hydrogen, and other alternative fuels as engine fuels
Module 3: Fundamentals of Gas Fueled Engines

  • Merits of operating on gaseous fuels
  • Modes of operation of gas – fueled engines
  • The applications of gas – fueled engines
Module 4: Basis of Fuel Gas Combustion

  • Fundamentals of combustion – combustion, flames, and ignition processes
  • Diffusion versus premixed combustion
  • Diesel engine combustion and heat release analysis
  • Flammability and combustion limits of gas fuel–air mixtures
  • Methane oxidation within fuel mixtures
Module 5: Combustion in Dual Fuel Engine

  • Ignition time lag
  • Flame propagation parameters
  • Homogeneous charge compression ignition
  • Direct high
  • pressure gas injection
Module 6: Dual Fuel Engine – Performance

  • Under light load conditions
  • Performance improvement measures
  • Gas emissions dispersion and operations
  • Power and synthesis gas simultaneous production
Module 7: Dual Fuel Engine – Knocking

  • Fuels rating and knocking relationship
  • Knocking in gas
  • fueled spark ignition engines
  • Knocking in diesel engines
  • Knocking in dual
  • fuel engine
  • Steps to reduce knocking
Module 8: Dual Fuel Engine – Exhaust emissions

  • Exhaust emission products
  • Particulate emissions
  • Oxides of sulphur and nitrogen emissions
  • Measures to control emission
  • Greenhouse gas emission
Module 9: Dual Fuel Engine – Operational Features

  • Exhaust gas recirculation for NOx control
  • Heat transfer
  • Engine operation on liquefied natural gas
  • Cyclic variations in engine performance
Module 10: Dual Fuel Engine – Management System

  • Overview of engine management system
  • Components of the engine management system
  • Fuel supply system, unit injector system and unit pump system
  • Electronic control unit and sensors
Module 11: Operation of Dual Fuel Engine on Alternative Fuels

  • Hydrogen with pilot ignition
  • Propane, Butane, and LPG
  • Alcohol fumigation
  • Gasoline fumigation
  • Biogases and methane–diluent fuel mixture
Module 12: Conversion to Dual Fuel Operations and Safety in Dual Fuel Operations

  • Economic aspects of conversion
  • Need and features of dual fuel operations
  • Safety

To obtain a certificate of completion for EIT’s Professional Certificate of Competency, students must achieve a 65% attendance rate at the live, online fortnightly webinars.  Detailed summaries/notes can be submitted in lieu of attendance.  In addition, students must obtain a mark of 60% in the set assignments which could take the form of written assignments and practical assignments. Students must also obtain a mark of 100% in quizzes.  If a student does not achieve the required score, they will be given an opportunity to resubmit the assignment to obtain the required score.

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You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending fortnightly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This program has a 65% attendance requirement in the live webinars in order to graduate from the program.  If you are unable to attend the live webinars, you have the option of watching the recording of completed webinars and sending a summary of what you have learnt from the webinar to the Learning Support officer.  The summaries go towards your attendance requirement for the program.

This program is run online on an intensive part-time basis and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete.

We understand that sometimes work commitments and personal circumstances can get in the way of your studies, so if at any point you feel that you are struggling with the pace of the course or finding a particular module challenging, you are encouraged to contact your designated Learning Support Officer for assistance.

Registrations are open for our upcoming intakes. Please ensure you book your place at least one week before the start date of the program.

Hear from our students

  The delivery methodology and the information available in the e-library can’t be beaten. The other important aspect of online education is recorded lectures. You can review the tutorial and lessons on repeat when you need to understand the concept.  
M Masemola, South Africa
  What I liked most about the course and EIT is the flexibility is offered regarding education. It gave me the opportunity to study and work full-time.  
C Groenewald, South Africa
  I enjoyed interacting with students all around the world, and seeing how the principles I have learned applies to them as well.  
S Zeelie, South Africa
  My line of work requires me travel quite often. I could not attend every class due to my remote locations, but still I could recap and stay on top of the study material thanks to the recordings. Also, all the Instructors were world class.  
P Pretorius, South Africa

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