Description : The efficiency of a internal combustion engine normally is of the order of a. 15-20 % b. 20-25% c. 25-30% d. 30-35%
Last Answer : ANSWER d. 30-35%
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : For same compression ratio a. Diesel cycle has lower efficiency than Otto cycle b. Diesel cycle has higher efficiency than Otto cycle c. Diesel cycle and Otto cycle have equal efficiencies d. Depends upon the load on engine
Last Answer : Answer a. Diesel cycle has lower efficiency than Otto cycle
Description : Supercharging of an IC engine is done so that the A. thermal efficiency increases B. power output increases C. speed of the engine increases D. power output decreases
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : An engine produces 10 kW brake power while working with a brake thermal efficiency of 30%. If the calorific value of the fuel used is 40000 kJ/kg, then what is the fuel consumption? (a) 1.5 kg/hour (b) 3 kg/hour (c) 0.3 kg/hour (d) 1 kg/hour
Last Answer : Ans :b
Description : Ratio of actual indicated work to hypothetical indicated work in a steam engine is the (a) Indicated thermal efficiency (b) Friction factor (c) Mechanical efficiency (d) Diagram factor
Last Answer : Ans : d
Description : Thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine on weak mixture is a. higher b. lower c. unaffected d. unpredictable
Last Answer : ANSWER a. higher
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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
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 : 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 : 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 : Which of the following is compressed in a diesel engine cylinder A. air B. fuel C. air and fuel D. air and lub oil
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 : 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 : 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
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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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
Description : In diesel engine, the fuel is ignited by a. spark b. injected fuel c. heat resulting from compressing air that is supplied for combustion d. ignitor
Last Answer : ANSWER c. heat resulting from compressing air that is supplied for combustion
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 : 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 : For same power output and same r, as compared to 2- stroke engines, four stroke SI engines have (a) Higher fuel consumption (b) Lower thermal efficiency (c) Highest exhaust temperatures (d) Higher thermal efficiency
Last Answer : Ans :d
Description : The ratio of indicated thermal efficiency to the corresponding air standard cycle efficiency is called a. net efficiency b. efficiency ratio c. relative efficiency d. overall efficiency
Last Answer : ANSWER c. relative efficiency
Description : Scavenging is usually done to increase the a. thermal efficiency b. speed c. power output d. fuel consumption
Last Answer : ANSWER c. power output
Description : An ideal air standard Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8.5. If the ratio of the specific heats is 1.4, then what is thermal efficiency (in percentage) of the Otto cycle? a. 57.5% b. 45.7% c. 52.5% d. 95%
Last Answer : ANSWER a. 57.5%
Description : Efficiency of a Carnot engine is given as 80%. If the- cycle direction be reversed, what will be the value of COP ofreversed Carnot cycle (a) 1.25 (b) 0.8 (c) 0.5 (d) 0.25
Last Answer : Ans: d
Description : The reason for supercharging in any engine is to be A. increase efficiency B. increase power C. effect fuel economy D. reduce weight and bulk for a given output
Description : Morse test is conducted on the engine to calculate the mechanical efficiency of A. single cylinder CI engine B. single cylinder SI engine C. only on two stroke engines D. multi cylinder engine