Professional Certificate of Competency in Dual Fuel Engines

The course is composed of 12 modules.

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.

Please note: This 3-month programme is non-credit-bearing and non-accredited, delivered by ECT’s affiliated institute, EIT, and therefore your certificate of completion will be awarded by EIT.

You will be required to pay your tuition fee upfront before the programme start date.

For a limited time, a promotional fee of £599 applies to new applications submitted between 1 July 2026 and 30 November 2026. The standard tuition fee is £933.

Payment can be made by credit card (Visa and Mastercard only). Upfront payments must be received prior to the programme’s start date.

Please note that if the course does not proceed, you will be issued with a full refund.

The promotional fee cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer unless otherwise stated. We reserve the right to amend, extend or withdraw this promotion after the advertised closing date.

The instructor for this course is yet to be determined.

Our courses are delivered by experienced engineers and technical experts from around the world. Many have tackled real-world engineering challenges and bring practical, applied knowledge directly into the classroom.

We draw from a global pool of instructors and lecturers across our organisation. Explore our full team of expert educators on the Instructors & Lecturers page here.

Please note: Not all lecturers and instructors listed on this page will teach every course. The team teaching your course will be confirmed as part of your course enrolment.

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.
If the course is not currently scheduled, please contact us.