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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 47mins
In a diesel engine, the duration between the time of injection and ignition, is known as
pre-ignition period
delay period
period of ignition
burning period
The thermal efficiency of diesel engines is about
15%
30%
50%
70%
The pressure inside the cylinder is __________ the atmospheric pressure during the exhaust stroke
equal to
below
above
Zero
The basic requirement of a good combustion chamber is
minimum turbulence
low compression ratio
high thermal efficiency and power output
low volumetric efficiency
The thermal efficiency of diesel engines on weak mixtures is
unaffected
lower
higher
dependent on other factor
The theoretically correct mixture of air and petrol is
10:1
15:1
20:1
25:1
Which of the following does not relate to a compression ignition engine
Fuel pump
Fuel injector
Governor
Carburettor
In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a
haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber
rotary motion of the gases in the chamber
radial motion of the gases in the chamber
none of the above
Which of the following statement is wrong
In compression ignition engines, detonation occurs near the beginning of combustion
Since the fuel, in compression ignition engines, is injected at the end of compression stroke, therefore, there will be no pre-ignition.
To eliminate knock in compression ignition engines, we want to achieve auto-ignition not early and desire a long delay period.
In compression ignition engines, because of hetrogeneous mixture, the rate of pressure rise is comparatively lower.
The ratio of the brake power to the indicated power is called
mechanical efficiency
overall efficiency
indicated thermal efficiency
volumetric efficiency
The inlet valve of a four stroke cycle internal combustion engine remains open for
130°
180°
230°
270°
The correct mixture strength (by weight) for petrol is about
14.6:1
18.5:1
20.4:1
22.6:1
A higher compression ratio causes
pre-ignition
increase in detonation
an acceleration in the rate of combustion
any one of these
The combustion in compression ignition engines is
homogeneous
hetrogeneous
both (a) and (b)
none of these
The knocking tendency in spark ignition engines may be decreased by
controlling the air-fuel mixture
controlling the ignition timing
controlling the exhaust temperature
reducing the compression ratio
The operation of forcing additional air under pressure into the engine cylinder is known as
supercharging
carburetion
turbulence
delay period
If petrol is used in a diesel engine, then
low power will be produced
efficiency will be low
higher knocking will occur
black smoke will be produced
In reciprocating type of internal combustion engine
Linear motion converted into rotary motion
Rotational motion converted into linear motion
Linear motion converted into rotary motion
Rotary motion converted into linear motion
Stoichiometric ratio is
chemically correct air-fuel ratio by weight
chemically correct air-fuel ratio by volume
actual air-fuel ratio for maximum efficiency
none of the above
The fuels in order of decreasing knock tendency for spark ignition engines are
Paraffin, aromatic, napthene
Paraffin, napthene, aromatic.
Napthene, aromatics, paraffin
Napthene, paraffin, aromatic.
The loud pulsating noise heard within the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is known as
Detonation
Turbulence
Pre-ignition
Supercharging
The ignition of the charge by some hot surface within the engine before the passage of spark is called
pre-ignition
detonation
ignition delay
auto-ignition
The loud pulsating noise heard within the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is known as
detonation
turbulence
pre-ignition
supercharging
The primary component of natural gas is
Methane
Ethane
Pentane
Octane
Which biofuel has the highest motor octane number
Unleaded Gasoline
Methanol
Ethanol
Butanol
The condition that results in large quantities of HC emission is
.
high temperature combustion
incomplete combustion
low temperature combustion
high atmospheric temperature combustion
The function of automobile catalytic converter is to control emissions of
carbon dioxide and hydrogen
carbon monoxide and hydrogen
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide
A mixture of theoretical air and fuel for complete combustion of fuel is called
Rich mixture
Lean mixture
Air-fuel mixture
Stoichiometric mixture
Dark, black smoke from diesel engines usually results when the engine is
Running at slow speeds
Running at light loads
Running at full load and full speed
Running at full speed but under no load conditions
The discharge of hydrocarbons from an automobile exhaust is minimum when the vehicle is
Idling
Cruising at low speeds
Cruising at high speeds
Accelerating
Combustion in compression ignition engines is.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
laminar
turbulent
Polymerization is a chemical process in which molecules of a compound become
larger
slowed down
smaller
liquid
The injection pressure in a diesel engine is about
10 bar
100 bar
150 bar
.500 bar
The camshaft of an eight-cylinder, four-cycle engine has
4 cams
8 cams
16 cams
2 cams
The basic requirement of a good combustion chamber is
Minimum turbulence
Low compression ratio
High thermal efficiency and power output
Low volumetric efficiency
n compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a
Haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber
Rotary motion of the gases in the chamber
Radial motion of the gases in the chamber
None of the above
The mean effective pressure obtained from engine indicator indicates the
Maximum pressure developed
Minimum pressure
Instantaneous pressure at any instant
Average pressure
Engine pistons ‘are usually made of aluminium alloy because it is
is lighter
wears less
absorbs shocks
stronger
For the same power developed in I.C. engines, the cheaper system is
naturally aspirated
supercharged
centrifugal pump
turbo charger
Following is the correct order in which fuel is injected
Fuel tank – Fuel filter – Fuel feed pump – Fuel injection pump – injector
Fuel tank – Fuel feed pump – Fuel filter – Fuel injection pump – injector
Fuel tank – Fuel filter – Fuel injection pump – Fuel feed pump – injector
Fuel tank – Fuel injection pump – Fuel filter – Fuel feed pump – injector
The following is the chemical formula for petrol
C7H16
C8H18
C9H20
C10H22
In two stroke engine there is one power stroke in _____ of crankshaft rotation.
90°
180°
270°
360°
Which is more viscous lub oil
SEA 30
SAE 40
SAE 50
SAE 80
Horsepower is a measure of
The amount of work done
The rate of doing work
The speed of shaft rotation
The amount of heat generated.
The thermal efficiency of a standard Otto cycle for a compression ratio of 5.5 will be
25%
50%
75%
100%
Polymerisation is a chemical process in which molecules of a compound become
larger
slowed down
smaller
liquid
As a result of detonation in an I.C. engine, following parameter attains very high value
peak pressure
rate of rise of pressure
rate of rise of temperature
peak temperature
As a result of detonation in an I.C. engine, following parameter attains very high value
A.
B.
C.
D.
peak pressure
rate of rise of pressure
rate of rise of temperature
peak temperature
Mixture strength is defined as the ratio of
Stoichiometric Air-fuel ratio / Actual Air-fuel ratio
Stoichiometric Air-fuel ratio / Theoretical Air-fuel ratio
Actual Air-fuel ratio / Stoichiometric Air-fuel ratio
Theoretical Air-fuel ratio / Stoichiometric Air-fuel ratio
The actual volume of fresh charge admitted in 4-stroke petrol engine is
.
equal to stroke volume
equal to stroke volume and clearance volume
less than stroke volume
more than stroke volume
