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MANGALAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ETTUMANOOR

First Series Examination, Aug 2012
Fifth Semester Mechanical Engineering
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Time: 2 Hrs.

Max marks: 50
Part A (Answer all questions each carries Three marks)

1. A good fuel for an SI engine will be a bad fuel for CI engine. Comment.
2. What are the desirable properties of an engine Lubricant?
Part B (Each question carries Four marks)
6. Explain the rating of SI & CI Engine fuels.
7. Explain the phenomena of Detonation or knocking in SIengine.
8. With suitable sketch explain the phenomena of combustion in SI engine.
9. Explain the following with respect to SI engine:
i) Pre-ignition.
ii) Auto-ignition.
iii) Detonation.
10. Define the following:1) Flash point.
2) Fire point.
3) Viscosity Index.
4) Pour point.
5) Cloud point.
Part C (Each question carries Twelve marks)
11) With neat figure explain the working of Wankel engine. And state its Advantages &
Disadvantages.
12) With neat figure explain the working of Solex carburetor.

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