Description : The specific gravity of petrol is about a. 0.65 b. 0.75 c. 0.85 d. 0.95
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 0.75
Description : The specific fuel consumption for diesel engine is approximately A. 0.15 kg/kWh B. 0.2 kg/kWh C. 28 kg/kWh D. 0.36 kg/kWh
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : The specific fuel consumption per BHP hour for diesel engine is approximately a. 0.1 kg b. 0.2 kg c. 0.3 kg d. 0.4 kg
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 0.2 kg
Description : The specific gravity of an oil whose specific weight is 7.85 kN/m3 , is (A) 0.8 (B) 1 (C) 1.2 (D) 1.6
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Specific gravity of diesel oil is (A) 0.84 (B) 1.14 (C) 2.7 (D) 3.8.
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : The specific fuel consumption of a petrol engine compared to diesel engine of same H.P is A. same B.more C. less D. unpredictable
Description : If the performance of diesel engine of different sizes, cylinder dimensions and power rating are to be compared, which of the following parameters can be used for such comparison? (a) Swept volume (b) Air fuel ratio (c) Specific brake fuel consumption (d) Volumetric efficiency
Last Answer : Ans :c
Description : Which of the following is the lightest and most volatile liquid fuel A. diesel B. kerosene C. fuel oil D. gasoline
Last Answer : ANSWER : D
Description : Which of the following is compressed in a diesel engine cylinder A. air B. fuel C. air and fuel D. air and lub oil
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
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 : Which of the following is the lightest and most volatile liquid fuel? a. diesel b. kerosene c. gasoline d. fuel oil
Last Answer : ANSWER c. gasoline
Description : Which of the following medium is compressed in a diesel engine cylinder? a. air b. air and fuel c. air and lubricating oil d. fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER a. air
Description : A 5 BHP engine running at full load would consume diesel of the order of A. 0.3 kg/hr B. 1 kg/hr C. 3 kg/hr D. 5 kg/hr
Last Answer : ANSWER ; B
Description : A 4S diesel engine, when running at 2000 rpm has an injection duration of 1.5 ms.What is the corresponding of the crank angle in degrees? (a) 18° (b) 9° (c)36° (d) 15°
Last Answer : Ans :a
Description : The fuel in diesel engine is normally injected at pressure of a. 5-10 kg/cm2 b. 20-25 kg/cm2 c 60-80 kg/cm2 d. 90-130 kg/cm2
Last Answer : ANSWER d. 90-130 kg/cm2
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 : In a naturally aspirated diesel engine, the air is supplied by a A. supercharger B. centrifugal pump C. movement of engine piston D. reciprocating pump
Last Answer : ANSWER : C
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 : Supercharging is essential in A. aircraft engines B. petrol engines C. gas turbines D. diesel engines
Description : Most high speed compression ignition engine operate on A. dual cycle B. otto cycle C. diesel cycle D.Carnot cycle
Description : A diesel engine compared to petrol engine, running at full load is A. less efficient B. equally efficient C. more efficient D. other factors will decide it
Description : In diesel engine the fuel injected would burn instantaneously at about compressed air temperature of A. 1000°C B. 250°C C. 450°C D. 2000°C
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
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
Description : In a typical medium speed 4- stroke Diesel engine, the inlet valve A. opens 20°before top dead centre and closes at 35°afterthebottomdead centre. B. opens up at top dead centre and closes at bottomdead centre C. may open orcloseanywhere D. remains open for 200°
Description : The usual types of diesel injectors are : a) single hole injector b) multi hole injector c) long stem injector d) all of the mentioned
Last Answer : Answer: d Explanation: The types of diesel injectors are single hole injector, multi hole injector and long stem injector.
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 : 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 : 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 : In a 4 S diesel engine, the term ‘squish’ refers to the (a) Injection of fuel in the precombustion chamber (b) Discharge of gases from the precombustion chamber (c) Entry of air into the combustion chamber (d) Stripping of fuel from the core
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 : 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 : Diesel as compared to petrol is a. more difficult to ignite b. less difficult to ignite c. highly ignitable d. just about the same difficult to ignite
Last Answer : ANSWER a. more difficult to ignite
Description : In diesel engine, the compression ratio as compared with the expansion ratio is a. same b. less c. more d. variable
Last Answer : ANSWER c. more
Description : If diesel is used in a petrol engine a. engine will not run b. engine detonates c. engine gives smoke d. engine knocks
Last Answer : ANSWER a. engine will not run
Description : The thermal efficiency of a diesel engine is of the order of a. 92% b. 68% c. 34% d. 25%
Last Answer : ANSWER c. 34%
Description : For low load operation more economical engine is a. petrol engine b. diesel engine c. muticylinder engine d. two stroke engine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. diesel engine
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 : Mixing of air and fuel in the diesel engine occurs in a. injection pump b. carburetor c. engine cylinder d. inlet manifold
Last Answer : ANSWER c. engine cylinder
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 : 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 : 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
Description : The term scavenging is generally associated with a. 2-stroke engine b. 4-stroke engine c. high efficiency engine d. diesel engine
Last Answer : ANSWER C. high efficiency engine
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 : Which of the following is not an internal combustion engine? a. petrol engine b. steam turbine c. diesel engine d. gas turbine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. steam turbine
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 : The thermal efficiency of a diesel cycle having fixed compression ratio with increase in cut-off ratio will a. increase b. decrease c. independent d. increase or decrease depending upon other factors
Last Answer : ANSWER b. decrease
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 : A spark plug is used in a. petrol engine b. diesel engine c. gas engine d. steam engine
Last Answer : ANSWER a. petrol engine
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