Description : Which of the following engines was introduced by a German engineer, Nickolas Otto? a. Gasoline engine b. Diesel engine c. Gas turbine d. Thermal engine
Last Answer : Gasoline engine
Description : Which of the following engines is the most efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Last Answer : Carnot engine
Description : Which of the following is least efficient? a. Gas turbine b. Diesel engine c. Carnot engine d. Gasoline engine
Description : Gasoline and Diesel Engines are best described by the _________. a. Otto Cycle b. Burnign Cycle c. Shikki Cycle d. Shapa R’ Elli Cycle
Last Answer : Otto Cycle
Description : Which Has More Efficiency: Diesel Engine Or Petrol Engines?
Last Answer : Off course Diesel engine has the better efficiency out of two.
Description : Which of the following best describes both Stirling and Ericson engines? a. Internal combustion engine b. External combustion engine c. Diesel cycle d. Rankine cycle
Last Answer : External combustion engine
Description : Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for (a) reversible engine (b) irreversible engine (c) new engine (d) petrol engine (e) diesel engine.
Last Answer : Answer : a
Description : A diesel engine is usually more efficient than a spark ignition engine because a. Diesel being a heavier hydrocarbon, release more heat per kg than gasoline b. The air standard efficiency of diesel ... an Spark ignition engine d.Self ignition temperature of diesel is higher than that of gasoline.
Last Answer : ANSWER c. The compression ratio of a diesel engine is higher than that of an S.I engine
Description : List down the pollutants from gasoline engine and diesel engine.
Last Answer : Pollutants from gasoline engine:- 1. Hydrocarbons. 2. Carbon Monoxide. 3. Carbon dioxide. 4. Oxides of Nitrogen. Pollutants from diesel engine:- 1. Hydrocarbons 2. Carbon Monoxide. 3. Carbon dioxide. 4. Oxides of Nitrogen. 5. Particulate matters.
Description : Burning of Gasoline initially requires heat before it burns spontaneously. Which of the following does not give a good explanation of this phenomenon? a. the initial heat rises the enthalpy of the reactant ... of products. d. The enthalpy of the product is lower than the enthalpy of the reactant
Last Answer : the enthalpy of reactants is lower than the enthalpy of products.
Description : Which of the following is the lightest and most volatile liquid fuel? A.Gasoline B.Kerosene C.Fuel oil
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Who coined the word energy? a. James Joule b. Thomas Young c. Rudolf Diesel d. Kelvin
Last Answer : Thomas Young
Description : Who coined the word Entropy? a. Rudolf Clausius b. Kelvin c. Gabriel Volks d. Rudolf Diesel
Last Answer : Rudolf Clausius
Description : Which of the following cycle is used in vapor cycle power plant? a. Brayton cycle b. Diesel cycle c. Ericson cycle d. Rankine cycle
Last Answer : Rankine cycle
Description : Fuels that may classified conveniently in solid, liquid and gaseous. a. Unleaded fuel b. Diesel fuel c. Fossil fuel d. All of the above
Last Answer : Fossil fuel
Description : The efficiency of Diesel cycle depends upon A. temperature limits B. pressure ratio C. compression ratio D. cut-off ratio and compression ratio
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Otto cycle efficiency is higher than Diesel cycle efficiency for the same compression ratio and heat input because in Otto cycle A. combustion is at constant volume B. expansion and compression are isentropic C. maximum temperature is higher D. heat rejection is lower
Description : The compression ratio for Diesel engines is A. 3 to 6 B. 5 to 8 C. 15 to 20 D. 20 to 30
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : When cut-off ratio is __________ the efficiency of Diesel cycle approaches to Otto cycle efficiency. A. zero B. 1/5 C. 4/5 D. 1
Description : The efficiency of Diesel cycle increases with A. decrease in cut-off B. increase in cut-off C. constant cut-off D. none of these
Description : The efficiency of Diesel cycle approaches to Otto cycle efficiency when A. cut-off is increased B. cut-off is decreased C. cut-off is zero D. cut-off is constant
Description : A cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes is known as A.Carnot cycle B.Stirling cycle C.Otto cycle D.Diesel cycle
Description : Diesel cycle consists of following four processes (a) two isothermals and two isentropics (b) two isentropics, and two constant volumes. (c) two isentropics, one constant volume and one constant pressure (d) two isentropics and two constant pressures (e) none of the above.
Last Answer : Answer : c
Description : For same compression ratio and for same heat added (a) Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle (b) Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle (c) efficiency depends on other factors (d) both Otto and Diesel cycles are equally efficient (e) none of the above.
Description : Is a thermodynamic system that operates continuously with only energy (heat and work) crossing its boundaries? a. Heat Engine b. Heat Reservoir c. Heat Source d. Heat Sink
Last Answer : Heat Engine
Description : What law states that it is impossible to operate an engine operating in a cycle that will have no other effect than to extract heat from a reservoir and turn it into an equivalent amount of work? ... B. First law of thermodynamics C. Second law of thermodynamics D. Third law of thermodynamics
Last Answer : Second law of thermodynamics
Description : Which of the following is the correct statement of the second law of thermodynamics? A. It is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy ... energy, which can be obtained from a given quantity of heat energy. D. all of the above
Description : According to Kelvin-Planck's statement of second law of thermodynamics, A. it is impossible to construct an engine working on a cyclic process, whose sole purpose is to convert heat energy into work B. it ... other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body D. none of the above
Description : An engine operates between temperatures of 900°Kandr2 and another engine between T2 and 400°K For both to do equal work, value of T2 will be (a) 650°K (b) 600°K (c) 625°K (d) 700°K (e) 750°K.
Description : According to first law of thermodynamics (a) mass and energy are mutually convertible (b) Carnot engine is most efficient (c) heat and work are mutually convertible (d) mass and light are mutually convertible (e) heat flows from hot substance to cold substance.
Description : What Is Carnot Engine?
Last Answer : It was being designed by Carnot and let me tell you that Carnot engine is an imaginary engine which follows the Carnot cycle and provides 100% efficiency.
Description : Which of the engine is used for fighter bombers? a. Turbojet b. Pulsejet c. Rockets d. Ramjet
Last Answer : Turbojet
Description : It is the unbalanced force developed in a turbo jet engine that is caused by the difference in the momentum of the low-velocity air entering the engine and the high velocity exhaust gases leaving the engine. a. Fall b. Lift c. Drag d. Thrust
Last Answer : Thrust
Description : Executes the entire cycle in just two strokes the power stroke and the compression stroke. a. One-stroke engine b. Two-stroke engine c. Four-stroke engine d. Eight-stroke engine
Last Answer : Two-stroke engine
Description : Which of the following thermodynamic devices operates the reverse of the heat engine? a. Thermal pump b. Thermal evaporator c. Thermal condenser d. Thermal equilibrant
Last Answer : Thermal pump
Description : A 0.064 kg of octane vapor (MW = 114) is mixed with0.91 kg of air (MW = 29.0) in the manifold of an Engine. The total pressure in the manifold is 86.1 kPa, and a temperature is 290 K. assume octane behaves ideally. What is ... of the air in the mixture in KPa? a. 46.8 b. 48.6 c. 84.6 d. 64.8
Last Answer : 84.6
Description : Heat engine deriving its power from the energy liberated by the explosion of a mixture of some hydrocarbon, in a gaseous or vaporized form. a. Dual Combustion Engine b. Internal Combustion Engine c. External Combustion Engine d. None of the above
Last Answer : Internal Combustion Engine
Description : Amount of heat needed to rate the temperature of a substance by 1°C a. Heat Exchange b. Heat Engine c. Specific Heat d. None of the above
Last Answer : Specific Heat
Description : A simple steam engine receives steam from the boiler at 180˚C and exhausts directly into the air at 100˚C. What is the upper limit of its efficiency? a. 11.28 % b. 36.77 % c. 20.36 % d. 17.66 %
Last Answer : 17.66 %
Description : For heat engine operating between two temperatures (T1>T2), what is the maximum efficiency attainable? A. Eff = 1 – (T2/T1) B. Eff = 1 - (T1/T2) C. Eff = T1 - T2 D. Eff = 1 - (T2/T1)^2
Last Answer : Eff = 1 – (T2/T1)
Description : What states that thermal efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between the same two reservoirs are the same and that no heat engine is more efficient than a reversible one operating between the ... A. Ericson principle B. Carnot principle C. Otto principle D. Stirling principle
Last Answer : Carnot principle
Description : What is a heat engine that operates on the reversible Carnot cycle called? A. Carnot heat engine B. Ideal heat engine C. Most efficient heat engine D. Best heat engine
Last Answer : Carnot heat engine
Description : What is the highest efficiency of heat engine operating between the two thermal energy reservoirs at temperature limits? A. Ericson efficiency B. Otto efficiency C. Carnot efficiency D. Stirling efficiency
Last Answer : Carnot efficiency
Description : The efficiency of Carnot cycle is maximum for (a) gas engine (b) well lubricated engine (c) petrol engine (d) steam engine (e) reversible engine.
Last Answer : Answer : e
Description : The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on (a) working substance (b) design of engine (c) size of engine (d) type of fuel fired (e) temperatures of source and sink.
Description : A manufacturer claims to have a heat engine capable of developing 20 h.p. by receiving heat input of 400 kcal/mt and working between the temperature limits of 227° C and 27° C. His claim is ( ... be possible with lot of sophistications (d) cost will be very high (e) theroretically possible.
Last Answer : Answer : b
Description : An actual engine is to be designed having same efficiency as the Carnot cycle. Such a proposition is (a) feasible (b) impossible (c) possible (d) possible, but with lot of sophistications (e) desirable.
Last Answer : Answer : d
Description : Which of the following represents the perpetual motion of the first kind (a) engine with 100% thermal efficiency (b) a fully reversible engine (c) transfer of heat energy from low ... its own energy (e) production of energy by temperature differential in sea water at different levels.
Description : Carnot cycle efficiency depends upon (a) properties of the medium/substance used (b) condition of engine (c) working condition (d) temperature range of operation (e) effectiveness of insulating material around the engine.
Description : The more effective way of increasing efficiency of Carnot engine is to (a) increase higher temperature (b) decrease higher temperature (c) increase lower temperature (d) decrease lower temperature (e) keep lower temperature constant.