MEC390a Thermal Engineering Lab

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Draw actual valve timing diagram for petrol engine. Give reasons for early opening of exhaust valve and late closing of inlet
valve. What is meant by valve overlap? Give reasons for its use and mention any possible disadvantage.
Draw the following curves for 4 stroke single cylinder petrol engine and diesel engines of same power on a common graph:
(a) B.P vs. TFC
(b) B.P vs. SFC
(c) B.P vs. bth
(d) B.P vs. mech
Derive the formula used for finding the mass of air supplied to an engine using an orifice meter and tank.
Write down the list of observations to be made in carrying out a trial on a single cylinder petrol engine developing 15 kW at 200
r.p.m. Explain how these results are used to draw up a heat balance sheet.
Describe the methods used to measure the B.P. of a small engine. Mention the assumptions made.
Describe the methods of measuring the heat lost in exhaust gases of an IC engine.
Describe how the I.P of a multi-cylinder engine is measured. Mention the assumptions made.
What purposes are served by measuring the air consumption of an engine? Describe the methods commonly used in the laboratory
for measuring the air supplied to I.C. engine.
Define volumetric efficiency as applied to petrol engine. How does the volumetric efficiency of an engine limit the power output?
Discuss in what respects the C.I engine are superior to S.I engines.
What is meant by indicator diagram? Describe the arrangement for getting it?
Explain the power measurement using indicator diagram arrangement.
Write short notes on the following:
Brake power, Indicated power, Brake specific fuel consumption, Indicated specific fuel consumption, Brake mean effective
pressure, Indicated mean effective pressure, Mechanical efficiency. Brake thermal efficiency, Indicated thermal efficiency.
List out the basic measurement and testing parameters need to know the performance of diesel engine.
How to determine the frictional power of an IC engine using Willans line method?
Explain the procedures followed to determine frictional torque using Retardation test and derive the relation between torque vs.
RPM.
Discuss the primary difference between a positive displacement turbomachine and a dynamic turbomachine. Give an example of
each for both pumps and turbines.
A plot of the centrifugal air blower net head as a function of the pump volume flow rate, or capacity is shown in Fig.. On the
figure, label the shutoff head, the free delivery, the pump performance curve, the system curve, and the operating point.

20. How to measure the static pressure head, dynamic pressure head?
21. How to calculate the used head delivered by the blower?
22. How to measure the electrical power consumed and output power delivered by the centrifugal air-blower? Derive the efficiency
of blower.
23. Draw the air blower characteristic curve and comment the same.
24. What do you understand by vapour compression cycle? Explain the processes on T-s and p-h diagrams.
25. Explain refrigeration and compare it with air conditioning.
26. Classify refrigerants and list desired properties of refrigerants.
27. Explain sensible heating and sensible cooling on psychrometric chart.
28. Write short notes on relative humidity, specific humidity, dry bulb temperature, dew point temperature, wet bulb temperature.
29. Discuss the working of summer air-conditioning system.
30. Describe working of winter air-conditioning system.
31. Define one ton of refrigeration and equivalent value in kW.
32. Draw the theoretical and actual Ts and Pv diagram for simple vapour compression refrigeration system.
33. Based on applications, list out the various refrigeration techniques available in market.
34. Explain throttling process with help of Joule Thomson coefficient.
35. What is the use of rotameter?
36. Name the device used to measure the dry bulb and wet bulb temperature of air simultaneously.
37. What is bypass factor in air condition system?
38. What is Apparatus dew point temperature?
39. What are the experimental methods available to measure the moisture content of air?
40. What is dew point temperature of air, and why it is so important?