Description : The probability of knocking in diesel engines is increased by a. High self-ignition temperature. b. Low volatility. c. High viscosity. d. all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER d. all of the above
Description : In spark ignition engines, the knocking tendency can be decreased by a) decreasing compression ratio b) controlling intake throttle c) controlling ignition timing d) adding dopes like tetraethyl lead and ethylene dibromide
Last Answer : Answer: d Explanation: None.
Description : The knocking in spark ignition engines can be reduced by a. Retarding the spark. b. Increasing the engine speed. c. Both a and b d. None of these.
Last Answer : ANSWER c. Both a and b.
Description : The knocking in spark ignition engines can be reduced by a. Retarding the spark. b. Increasing the engine speed. c. Both a and b. d. None of these.
Last Answer : ANSWER c. Both a and b
Description : The tendency of knocking in CI engine reduces by (a) High self ignition temperature of fuel (b) Decrease in jacket water temperature (c) Injection of fuel just before TDC (d) Decrease in injection pressure
Last Answer : Ans :c
Description : Alcohols alone cannot be used in CI engines as a) their self ignition temperature is high b) latent heat of vaporization is high c) all of the mentioned d) none of the mentioned
Last Answer : Answer: c Explanation: None.
Description : The compression ratio cannot be increased beyond certain limit as it results in a. auto-ignition of fuel b. detonation c. engine knocking d. all the above
Last Answer : ANSWER d. all the above
Description : The self-ignition temperature of diesel oil compared to petrol is a. higher b. lower c. same d. depends on the quality of fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER a. higher
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 : The self-ignition temperature of diesel as compared to petrol is a. higher b. lower c. same d. varies
Description : The knocking tendency in CI engines increases with (a) Increase of coolant water temperature (b) Increase of temperature of inlet air (c) Decrease of compression ratio (d) Increase of compression ratio
Description : Which of the following factors increases the tendency of knocking in the CI engines? (a) Increasing both the r and coolant temperatures (b) Increasing both the speed and the injection advance (c) Increasing the speed, injection advance and coolant temperature (d) Increasing the compression ratio
Description : In SI engines knocking can be reduced by (a) Increasing the compression ratio (b) Increasing the cooling water temperature (c) Retarding the spark advance (d) Increasing the inlet air temperature
Description : If petrol is used in a diesel engine a. higher knocking will occur b. efficiency will be low c. low power will be obtained d. black smoke will be produced
Last Answer : ANSWER a. higher knocking will occur
Description : By higher octane number of SI fuel, it is meant that the fuel has (a) Higher heating value (b) Higher flash point (c) Lower volatility (d) Longer ignition delay
Last Answer : Ans : d
Description : A fuel of an octane number rating of 75 matches in knocking intensity as a mixture of a) 75% iso-octane and 25% normal heptane b) 75% normal heptane and 25% iso-octane c) 75% petrol and 25% diesel d) 75% diesel and 25% petrol
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: None.
Description : Anti-knock for compression ignition engines is a) napthene b) tetra ethyl lead c) amyl nitrate d) hexadecane
Last Answer : Answer: c Explanation: Amyl nitrate is the anti-knock for compression ignition engines.
Description : In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a. Haphazard motion of the gases in the cylinder b. Rotary motion of the gases in the cylinder. c. Radial motion of the gases in the cylinder. d. None of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER a. Haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber
Description : Most high speed compression ignition engine operate on A. dual cycle B. otto cycle C. diesel cycle D.Carnot cycle
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
Description : With EFI of diesel engines a) sharp start and stop is not possible b) very high injection pressure can be obtained c) sudden cylinder cut-off is impossible d) diagnostic properties are poor
Last Answer : Answer: b Explanation: Generally, with EFI of diesel engines very high injection pressure can be obtained.
Description : For the best results of efficient combustion, high speed diesel engines need an approximate cetane number of a. 100 b. 50 c. 10 d. 5
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 50
Description : Most high-speed compression engines operate on a. diesel cycle b. Otto cycle c. dual cycle d. Carnot cycle
Last Answer : ANSWER c. dual cycle
Description : Ignition quality of petrol is expressed by a. Octane number b. cetane number c. calorific value d. self-ignition temperature
Last Answer : ANSWER a. Octane number
Description : Self-ignition temperature of petrol is of the order of a. 150 C b. 240 C c. 370 C d. more than 500 C
Last Answer : ANSWER d. more than 500 C
Description : Cetane number is a measure of a. ignition quality b. addition in fuel c. calorific value of fuel d. viscosity of the fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER a. ignition quality
Description : The knock in diesel engine occurs due to A. instantaneous and rapid burning of the first part of the charge B. instantaneous auto ignition of the last part of the charge C. delayed burning of the last part of the charge D. reduction of delay period
Description : A fuel of cetane number 40 has the same ignition quality as a mixture of a) 40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl naphthalene b) 40% alpha methyl naphthalene and 60% cetane c) 40% petrol and 60% diesel d) 40% diesel and 60% petrol
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: A fuel of cetane number 40 has the same ignition quality as a mixture of 40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl naphthalene as cetane number is counted on cetane percentage.
Description : Ignition quality of diesel is expressed by a. octane number b. cetane number c. calorific value d. carbon content
Last Answer : ANSWER b. cetane number
Description : Which of the following cycle is used for Compression Ignition engine? a. Otto cycle b. Diesel cycle c. Dual cycle d. Carnot cycle
Last Answer : Answer b. Diesel cycle
Description : Which of the following cycle is used for Spark Ignition engine? a. Otto cycle b. Diesel cycle c. Dual cycle d. Carnot cycle
Last Answer : Answer a. Otto cycle
Description : Supercharging is essential in A. aircraft engines B. petrol engines C. gas turbines D. diesel engines
Description : Scavenging air in diesel engine means a. air used for combustion under pressure b. forced air for cooling the cylinder c. burnt air containing products of combustion d. air used for forcing burnt gases out of the engines cylinder during the exhaust stroke
Last Answer : ANSWER d. air used for forcing burnt gases out of the engines cylinder during the exhaust stroke
Description : For the same capacity engines, the compression ratio of diesel engine a. is lower than the compression ratio of SI engine b. is higher than the compression ratio of SI engine c. is same as the compression ratio of SI engine d. cannot say
Last Answer : ANSWER b. is higher than the compression ratio of SI engine
Description : Presence of predominantly large quantity of aromatics (polynuclear) is not desirable in aviation fuel, because it has (A) High pour point and low smoke point (B) Low viscosity index (C) High self-ignition temperature (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Low viscosity index
Description : Keeping other parameters constant brake power of diesel engine can be increased by (a) Decreasing the density of intake air (b) Increasing the temperature of intake air (c) Increasing the pressure of intake air (d) Decreasing the pressure of intake air
Last Answer : Ans : c
Description : In a battery ignition system, the intensity of spark is A. minimum at low engine speed B. minimum at low engine speed and increases with engine speed C. maximum al low engine speed and decreases with engine speed D. maximum at low engine speed
Last Answer : ANSWER : C
Description : As a result of detonation in Internal combustion engines the following parameter attains very high value. a. peak pressure b. rate of rise of pressure c. rate of rise of temperature. d. peak temperature.
Last Answer : ANSWER b. rate of rise of pressure
Description : The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine speed or size in the following way A. feeding more fuel B. increasing the flywheel size C. heating intake air D. supercharging
Last Answer : ANSWER : D
Description : The tendency of a diesel engine to knock increases if a. engine speed is increased b. engine power is increased c. cetane number of the fuel is increased d. compression ratio is increased
Last Answer : ANSWER d. compression ratio is increased
Description : The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine size in following way a. injecting more fuel b. increasing flywheel size c. scavenging d. supercharging
Last Answer : ANSWER d. supercharging
Description : If one cylinder of a diesel engine receives more fuel than others , then for that cylinder the A. exhaust will be smoky B. scavenging occurs C. exhaust temperature will be high D. engine starts overheating
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : Performance number of a liquid fuel is related to its (A) Wax content (B) Spontaneous ignition temperature (C) Knocking tendency (D) Sulphur content
Last Answer : (B) Spontaneous ignition temperature
Description : With increase in __________ Knocking tendency in a spark ignition petrol engine decreases. (A) Supercharging (B) Wall temperature (C) Compression ratio (D) Engine speed
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Cetane number of a diesel fuel is the measure of its (A) Ignition delay (B) Smoke point (C) Viscosity (D) Oxidation stability
Last Answer : (A) Ignition delay
Description : Ignition timing of a multi-cylinder SI engine can be adjusted by A. rotating the cam shaft B. adjusting the generator pulley C. rotating the distributor D. adjusting the pump pulley
Description : The accumulation of carbon in a cylinder results in increase of A. clearance volume B. volumetric efficiency C. ignition time D. effective compression ratio
Description : In compression ignition (CI) engine, the compression ratio is a. Cylinder volume / Clearance volume b. Swept Volume / Cylinder Volume c. Clearance volume / Cylinder volume d. Cylinder volume / Swept volume (Ans:a)
Last Answer : In two stroke engine there is one power stroke in _____ of crankshaft rotation. a. 90° b. 180° c. 270° d. 360° (Ans:d)
Description : The compression ratio in a Spark Ignition (SI) engine is generally in between a. 7 to 10 b. 10 to 14 c. 14 to 18 d. 18 to 22 (Ans:a)
Last Answer : Which of the following is not true for two stroke engine as compared to four stroke engine? a. Less cooling is required b. Greater lubrication is required c. More uniform torque on crankshaft d. Complete exhaust of products of combustion (Ans:a)
Description : The _____________ sensor,is a microphone type sensor that detects ping or pre-ignition noise so that the ignition timing can be retarded. a) throttle position b) manifold pressure c) camshaft position d) knock
Last Answer : Answer: d Explanation: The knock sensor,is a microphone type sensor that detects ping or pre-ignition noise so that the ignition timing can be retarded while the camshaft position sensor, senses ... the engine intake manifold so that the mixture strength can be adjusted with changes in engine load.
Description : The accumulation of carbon in a cylinder results in increase of a. clearance volume b. volumetric efficiency c. ignition time d. effective compression ratio
Last Answer : ANSWER d. effective compression ratio