Chapter 3

1. An engine in which the fuel is burned directly within the working cylinder.

A. Internal combustion engine

B. External combustion engine

C. Compression ignition engine

D. Spark ignition engine

Answer: A

2. An engine in which the fuel is burned outside of the power cylinder.

A. internal combustion engine

B. external combustion engine

C. compression ignition engine

D. spark ignition engine

Answer: B

3. An engine where the ignition is caused by heat of compression.

A. Internal combustion engine

B. External combustion engine

C. Compression ignition engine

D. Spark ignition engine

Answer: C

4. What temperature is required to ignite the fuel oil?

A. 800 to 1000 °F

B. 700 to 900 °F

C. 900 to 1100 °F

D. 1000 to 1200 °F

Answer: A
5. What air pressure is required to produce the required ignition temperature?

A. 350 to 500 psi

B. 250 to 400 psi

C. 450 to 600 psi

D. 150 to 300 psi

Answer: A

6. In a four stroke Diesel engine, drawing air into the cylinder is what stroke?

A. First stroke

B. Second stroke

C. Third stroke

D. Fourth stroke

Answer: A

7. Compressing air in a four stroke cycle is

A. First stroke

B. Second stroke

C. Third stroke

D. Fourth stroke

Answer: B

8. Which of the following strokes is produced by the burning gases.

A. First stroke

B. Second stroke

C. Third stroke

D. Fourth stroke

Answer: C
9. Which of the following strokes expels the burned gases?

A. First stroke

B. Second stoke

C. Third stroke

D. Fourth stroke

Answer: D

10. Clearing a cylinder of exhaust gases by forcing into it a current of air which provides clean
air for the next compression stroke.

A. Scavenging

B. Supercharging

C. Choking

D. Knocking

Answer: A

11. Increasing the total amount of charging air in the working cylinder of the engine.

A. scavenging

B. supercharging

C. choking

D. knocking

Answer: B

12. The portion of the piston which extends below the piston pin and serves as a guide for the
piston and connecting rod.

A. piston skirt

B. piston ring

C. piston scoring

D. piston seizure
Answer: A

13. Rings located in the grooves of the piston usually near the top and near the bottom.

A. piston skirt

B. piston ring

C. piston scoring

D. piston seizure

Answer: B

14. Binding of the piston and the cylinder wall as a result of the lubrication having been
destroyed by excessive temperature and friction.

A. piston skirt

B. piston ring

C. piston scoring

D. piston seizure

Answer: D

15. Grooves in the cylinder wall or piston or in both. It is caused by the piston scraping the
cylinder wall in its movement without proper lubrication.

A. piston skirt

B. piston ring

C. piston scoring

D. piston seizure

Answer: C

16. A device which automatically governs or control the speed of an engine.

A. servomotor

B. governor

C. indicator

D. speedometer
Answer: B

17. A combination of liquids which do not mix- or combine chemically.

A. emulsion

B. deposition

C. evaporation

D. Separation

Answer: A

18. What temperature should be the maximum to which lubricating oil is permitted to rise?

A. not more than 100 °F

B. not more than 200 °F

C. not more than 300 °F

D. not more than 400 °F

Answer: A

19. What air is pressure is needed for air starting a Diesel engine?

A. 250 psi

B. 150 psi

C. 350 psi

D. 450 psi

Answer: A

20. At what temperature will self-igniting cartridge ignite?

A. About 200 °F

B. About 190 °F

C. About 210 °F

D. About 250 °F

Answer: B
21. The fuel is supplied by one pump and switched to each cylinder by a multi outlet rotating
valve or distributor.

A. distributor system

B. injector system

C. non-injector system

D. non-distributor system

Answer: A

22. This is virtually a distributor two stage pumping system that is, modified distributor system.

A. distributor system

B. injector system

C. non injector system

D. non distributor system

Answer: B

23. A chamber so proportioned with respect to the clearance volume proper of the cylinder that
only about 30% of the combustion takes place within the chamber itself.

A. pre combustion chamber

B. separate combustion chamber

C. ante combustion chamber

D. mixed combustion chamber

Answer: A

24. The entire charge is ignited in the combustion chamber before the initial expansion takes
place, forcing the burning gases through the connecting passages and against the moving piston.

A. pre combustion chamber

B. separate combustion chamber

C. ante combustion chamber

D. mixed combustion chamber

Answer: B

25. A chamber so designed that injection takes place directly opposite its outlet, the chamber
extending backward from the outlet.

A. pre combustion chamber

B. separate combustion chamber

C. ante combustion chamber

D. air cell chamber

Answer: D

27. What is the temperature of the air in the cylinder when the Diesel engine is operating at full
load?

A. between 800 and 1100 °F

B. between 800 and 1000 °F

C. between 900 and 1200 °F

D. between 900 and 1100 °F

Answer: A

28. What are the exhaust gas temperatures at normal operating conditions?

A. between 400 and 700 °F

B. between 500 and 800 °F

C. between 300 and 600 °F

D. between 200 and 500 °F

Answer: A

29. How are high speed Diesel engines started?

A. by an electric motor

B. by compressed air

C. by a diesel fuel

D. by an electric spark
Answer: A

30. What speeds are considered high speed diesel engine?

A. 100 to 2000 rpm or 3000 rpm

B. 100 to 1000 rpm

C. 100 to 1500 rpm

D. 100 to 1750 rpm

Answer: A

31. It is a device used for atomizing or cracking fuel of air through which the fuel oil is injected
into the working cylinders of Diesel engines.

A. atomizer

B. fuel spray nozzle

C. injector

D. cracker

Answer: A

32. What is the proper seat width of a spray valve?

A. 1/16 in.

B. 1/8 in.

C. 1/32 in.

D. ¼ in.

Answer: A

33. A cylindrical vessel connected in the fuel system to absorb the shock of the injection pumps
and to provide a reservoir at high pressure for supplying an even flow of fuel oil to the cylinder.

A. absorber

B. accumulator

C. governor

D. injector
Answer: B

34. How hot are the exhaust gases?

A. 400 to 700 °F

B. 300 to 600 °F

C. 200 to 500 °F

D. 500 to 800 °F

Answer: A

35. Which of the following is an automatic device used for keeping constant air pressure?

A. relief valve

B. unloader

C. strainer

D. barometer

Answer: B

36. What is the other term of the diameter of the circular cylinder?

A. bore

B. stroke

C. swept volume

D. clearance

Answer: A

37. What do you call the maximum distance traveled by the piston?

A. bore

B. stroke

C. swept volume

D. clearance

Answer: B
38. Which of the following is the product of the cylinder area and stroke?

A. bore

B. stroke

C. swept volume

D. clearance

Answer: C

39. The ratio of the clearance volume to the swept volume.

A. fractional clearance

B. compression ratio

C. expansion ratio

D. cut off ratio

Answer: A

40. The piston is at maximum reach from the crankshaft to which of the following?

A. top dead center

B. bottom dead center

C. ¾ from top center

D. ¾ from bottom center

Answer: A

41. The piston is closest to the crankshaft to which of the following?

A. top dead center

B. bottom dead center

C. ¾ from top center

D. ¾ from bottom center

Answer: B
42. Which of the following engines where the expanding combustion gases act on one end of the
piston?

A. single acting engine

B. double acting engine

C. single expansion engine

D. double expansion engine

Answer: A

43. Which of the following types of engine where the expanding combustion gases act on both
ends of the piston?

A. single acting engine

B. double acting engine

C. single expansion engine

D. double expansion engine

Answer: B

44. The compression ratio of a Diesel engine varies from about:

A. 13.5 to 17.5

B. 8 to 10

C. 14 to 19

D. 10.5 to 14.5

Answer: A

45. In standard Diesel, thermal efficiency was not much higher than about what percent?

A. 35%

B. 30%

C. 40%

D. 50%

Answer: A
46. A closed heat exchanger that transfers heat from compressed air to cooler air.

A. regenerator

B. intercooler

C. aftercooler

D. reheater

Answer: C

47. Which of the following is used to improve cold weather starting?

A. poppet valve

B. glow valve

C. check valve

D. spark plug

Answer: B

48. The rated power that the manufacture claims the engine is able to provide on a continuous
basis without incurring damage.

A. brakepower

B. continuous duty rating

C. intermittent rating

D. power rating

Answer: B

49. What is the peak power rating that can be produced on occasional basis?

A. brakepower

B. continuous duty rating

C. intermittent rating

D. power rating

Answer: C
50. Which of the following is the value of a properly that includes the effect of friction?

A. brake value

B. friction value

C. indicated value

D. actual value

Answer: A