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DSL 201 Week 1 Intro to Diesel Engines

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Technician A says there is one primary mechanism used to ignite fuel in any engine: electric spark. Technician B says there is one primary mechanism used to ignite fuel in any engine: heat generated through the compression of air. Who is correct?

a)

Tech A

b)

Tech B

c)

Both

d)

Neither

2.

In the 1920s, who developed practical, compact injection pumps and governors that allowed the use of smaller diesel engines to power trucks, buses, and automobiles?

a)

a. Clessie Cummins

b)

b. Robert Bosch

c)

c. Carl Benz

d)

d. Henry Ford

3.

Technician A says diesel engines are the most efficient combustion systems in use today. Technician B says that, compared to other engines, diesel engines convert burning fuel into the most mechanical energy. Who is correct?

Select one:

a)

TECH A

b)

TECH B

c)

BOTH TECH A & B

d)

NEITHER TECH

4.

The following are all advantages of diesel engines, EXCEPT __________.

Select one:

a)

Greater durability and longevity

b)

Spark ignition

c)

BETTER FUEL ECONOMY

d)

MORE POWER

5.

How many crankshaft rotations are required to complete all four strokes of the Otto cycle?

Select one:

a)

TWO

b)

THREE

c)

FOUR

d)

ONE

6.

Tech A says the intake stroke is happening when the piston is traveling from the top (TDC) to the bottom (BDC). Tech B says the following stroke is the compression stroke, and it compresses the air trapped in the cylinder. Who is correct?

a)

TECH A

b)

TECH B

c)

TECH A & B

d)

NEITHER TECH A OR B

7.

The bore of the engine is__________________.

a)

the diameter of the cylinder

b)

the distance the piston travels in the cylinder

c)

the volume displaced by the piston

d)

the space remaining in a cylinder when the piston is at TDC

8.

The stroke of the engine is__________________.

a)

the diameter of the cylinder

b)

the distance the piston travels in the cylinder

c)

the volume displaced by the piston

d)

the space remaining in a cylinder when the piston is at TDC

9.

What are the four strokes of 1 complete engine cycle in the order of occurrence?

a)

intake, power, compression, exhaust

b)

intake, compression, exhaust, power

c)

compression, power, exhaust, intake

d)

intake, compression, power, exhaust

10.

Tech A says compression ignition engines are totally different than gasoline spark ignited engines. Tech B says there are some similarities because both systems work on the same principle; they only differ in how the fuel is ignited. Who is correct?

a)

TECH A

b)

TECH B

c)

BOTH TECH A & B

d)

NEITHER TECH

11.

Who developed the concept of the CI engine?

a)

Vin Diesel

b)

Nicolaus August Otto

c)

Rudolph Diesel

d)

Clessie Cummins

12.

__________ was used to make the first biodiesel fuel.

a)

a. Soybean

b)

b. Corn

c)

c. Vegetable oil

d)

d. Peanut oil

13.

Technician A says coal dust was the original diesel fuel. Technician B says the first biodiesel fuel was made out of peanut oil. Who is correct?

Select one:

a)

TECH A

b)

TECH B

c)

BOTH TECH A & B

d)

NEITHER TECH

14.

What are the two operating types of Diesel Engines?

a)

Spark Ignition

b)

2 & 4 Stroke

c)

1 stroke

d)

external combustion

15.

Diesel engines are classified by__________.

a)

Operating Cycle

b)

Power Output

c)

Application

d)

All of these are correct.