V Semester B.Tech Mechanical Engineering (ME 301) I Mid Term Examination Time: 1 hr. Max.

Marks 20

1. During a Morse test on a 4 cylinder engine, the following measurements of brake power were taken at constant speed. When, all cylinders firing 3037 kW, Number 1 cylinder not firing 2102 kW, Number 2 cylinder not firing 2102 kW, Number 3 cylinder not firing 2100 kW, Number 4 cylinder not firing 2098 kW, The mechanical efficiency of the engine is A) 91.53% B) 85.07% C) 81.07% D) 61.22%

2. A Morse test is used to determine the mechanical efficiency of a petrol engine. These are the results, Torque (Nm) No plugs shorted 91, no1 shorted 63, no2 shorted 64, no 3 shorted 65, no4 shorted 65,engine was ran at 2000rpm, the mechanical efficiency of the engine is A) 91.53%
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B) 85.10%

C) 81.07%

D) 61.22%

When the Morse test is carried out: which statement is correct

A) The b.p. should be measured as soon as possible after making cylinder inoperative. B)) The dynamometer load should be adjusted soon to bring the speed to its constant value for the test; otherwise the engine may race. C) In order to plot i.p., b.p. and m a series of tests should be conducted at predetermined engine speeds because b.p. varies with load and speed. D) All of the above 4. The constant volume combustion process in I.C. engine is characteristics of .. Compression-ignition engines use liquid fuels of .. volatility. Compression ratio may be of the order 11:1 to22:1 in case of.. Low CO and Hydrocarbon emission occurs at low moderate loads in case of. The stoke-bore ratio in case of aircraft engines in normally The spontaneous combustion or auto ignition of an appreciable portion of the charge is ----------

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Early or late injection of fuel in the diesel engine result in. 11. Injection system which force fuel through spray nozzle by hydraulic pressure is called.. 12. It - times, meters and forces at high-pressure though the spray nozzle. What is it.. 13. A restriction in the order end of carburetor to provide an extra rich air-fuel mixture for starting. 14. ------- is used to produce gas-tight seal between the piston and the cylinder liners. 15. ------------ takes care of the fluctuations or the cycle variation in speed. 16. -----------closes one end of the cylinder and contains the inlet and exhaust valves. 17. A is a device to diminish noise of the exhaust. 18. Higher concentration of NOx are found in I.C. engines with .. compression ratio. 19. The principal cause of exhaust of carbon monoxide is .. 20. A device for atomizing and vaporizing the fuel and mixing it with air in varying proportions.. 21. The closed area formed by suction and exhaust operation in I.C. engines 22. The ratio of actual fuel air ratio and chemically correct fuel air Ratio is called 23. Ratio of the indicated thermal efficiency to the corresponding ideal air standard efficiency 24. Specific fuel consumption ratio.. is minimum for relative fuel air

25. Petrol engines employ.. governing.

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27. Auto ignition reaction time for petrol air mixture is shortest for relative fuel air ratio of. 28. The tendency to knock in C.I. engines increases with the cooling water temperature. 29. Ignition quality of fuel for S.I. engines is determined by number rating. 30. The petrol available commercially in our country has octane number of 31. The diesel available commercially in the country has cetane number of.. 32. The knocking tendency in C.I. engines increases with in compression ratio. 33. Self-ignition temperature of petrol is of the order of.. 34. Freezing temperature of petrol is of the order of.0C. 35.The anti-freeze solution commonly used in automobiles is. 36. The thermal efficiency of good I.C engine at the rated load is in the range of A 80 to 90% B 60 to 70% C 25 to 30% D 10 to 20% 37. What does DOHC stands for a. dual overhead crankshafts b. dual overhead camshafts c. dual over heated camshafts d. dual overhead clutches 38. The heat exhaust of an automobile with an internal combustion engine represents approximately what percentage of the energy of the original fuel a. 5 b 10 c 30 d 50 39 Which of the following technologies converts liquid fuel directly to electricity without a combustion step? a. Stirling engine
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Fuel Cell Battery Turbine 40 What power cycle is used in jet engines? Otto Brayton Rankine Stirling 41. Certain vehicles can be started by keeping the gears engaged, while certain others cannot. Explain (2) 42. A large four-stroke cycle diesel engine runs at 2000 r.p.m. The engine has displacement of 25 litres and a brake mean effective pressure of 0.6 MN/m2. It consumes 0.018 kg/s of fuel (calorific value = 42000 kJ/kg). Determine the brake power and brake thermal efficiency. (2) 43. A four-stroke cycle automobile engine is tested while running at 3600 rpm. Inlet air temperature is 160C and the pressure is 101.36 kN/m . The engine has eight in-line cylinders with a total piston displacement of 4066 cc. The air fuel ratio is 14 and the bsfc is 0.377 kg/kWh. Dynamometer readings show a power output of 86 kW. Find the volumetric efficiency. (2) 44. Show why do the power and torque figures that are quoted in the technical specifications for engines matter so much in vehicle design? (2) 45. A six cylinder, four stroke cycle marine oil engine has cylinder diameters of 610 mm and a piston stroke of 1250 mm.When the engine speed is 120 rpm it uses 340 kg of fuel oil of calorific value 44.2 MJ / kg in one hour. The cooling water amounts to 19200 kg / h, entering at 15oC and leaving at 63oC. The torque transmitted at the engine couplings is 108 k N-m and the indicated mean effective pressure is 775 kPa. Determine (a) the bp, (b) the ip (c) the mechanical efficiency, (d) bmep (e) imep (f) brake thermal efficiency (g ) the percentage of energy supplied per kg of fuel lost to the cooling water, (h) the fuel used per kWh on a brake power basis. (4)