Unit 4: Lubrication and cooling

1. In liquid cooling, the cylinder walls and heads are provided with jackets through which the
cooling liquid can circulate
a. True
b. False

2. Mist lubrication system is used for ____________ stroke cycle engines

a. Four
b. Two
c. Unpredictable
d. None of these

3. The following type of Lubrication system is used in two-stroke engine

a. Mist
b. Wet sump
c. Dry sump
d. All of the above

4. In full pressure system, oil from oil sump is pumped under pressure to the various parts
requiring lubrication
a. True
b. False

5. The following part(s) is(are) lubricated by splash system

a. Piston and piston rings
b. Tappets
c. Cams on camshaft
d. All of the above

6. The following part is not lubricated by Pressure feed system

a. Timing gears
b. Valve rods and Push rods
c. Rocker arms
d. Main bearings of crankshaft

7. The properties of lubricants are

a. Viscosity
b. flash point
c. fire point
d. all of the above

8. Full pressure sump lubrication system is generally adopted for high capacity engines
a. True
b. False

9. Lubricating oil
a. Minimizes wear in moving parts
b. Helps in keeping the parts cool
c. Washes away and carries away dirt
 d. all of the above

10. In the following system, lubricating oil is carried in separate tanks from where it is fed to
the engine
a. Mist lubrication system
b. Wet Sump lubrication system
c. Dry Sump lubrication system
d. Splash lubrication system
 Unit 5: Engine testing and performance

1. An engine indicator is used to determine…….

a. Speed
b. Temperature
c. Volume of cylinder
d. B.H.P
e. m.e.p. and I.H.P.

2. The ratio of indicated thermal efficiency to the corresponding air standard cycle efficiency
is called........
a. Net efficiency
b. Efficiency ratio
c. Relative efficiency
d. Overall efficiency

3. The power developed by the engine cylinder of an I.C. engine is known as.......
a. Indicated power
b. Break power
c. Actual power
d. None of the above

4. The break power of an engine is always......the indicated power

a. Equal to
b. Less than
c. Greater than
d. None of the above

5. If the speed of the engine is increased, the indicated power will.......

a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Remain same
d. None of the above

6. Indicated power of a 4-stroke engine is equal to (p=effective pressure,L=stroke,A=area of

piston).....
a. pLAN/2
b. 2pLAN
c. pALN
d. pLAN/4

7. In case of gas turbines,the gaseous fuel consumption guarantees are based on......
a. High heat value
b. Low heat value
c. Net calorific value
d. Middle heat value

8. The mean effective pressure obtained from engine indicator indicates the
a. Maximum pressure developed
b. Minimum pressure
 c. Instantaneous pressure at any instant
d. Average pressure

10. The brake power (B.P.) of the engine is given by (where W = Brake load or dead load in
newtons, l = Length of arm in meters, N  = Speed of engine in r.p.m., S =  Spring balance
reading in newtons, D = Dia. of brake drum in meters, and d = Dia. of rope in meters)
a. B.P = (Wl  × 2πN)/60 watts
b. B.P = [(W - S) πDN]/60 watts
c. B.P = [(W - S) π (D + d) N]/60 watts
d. All of these

11. The brake power of a diesel engine, keeping other parameters constant, can be increased
by
a. Decreasing the density of intake air
b. Increasing the temperature of intake air
c. Increasing the pressure of intake air
d. Decreasing the pressure of intake air

12. A gas engine has a swept volume of 300 cm 3 and clearance volume of 25 cm3. Its
volumetric efficiency is 0.88 and mechanical efficiency is 0.90. The volume of the
mixture taken in per stroke is
a. 248 cm3
b. 252 cm3
c. 264 cm3
d. 286 cm3

13. The ratio of the work obtained at the crankshaft in a given time to the energy supplied
during the same time is called
a. Mechanical efficiency
b. Overall efficiency
c. Indicated thermal efficiency
d. Volumetric efficiency

14. The frictional power (F.P.) is given by

a. F.P. = I.P. - B.P.
b. F.P. = B.P./I.P.
c. F.P. = I.P./B.P.
d. F.P. = B.P. - I.P.

15. The mechanical efficiency (ηm) of the engine is given by

a. ηm  = B.P/I.P
b. ηm = I.P/B.P
c. ηm = (B.P × I.P)/100
d. None of these

16. Morse test can be conducted for

a. Petrol engines
b. Diesel engines
c. Multi cylinder engines
d. All of these
17. The brake power is the power available
a. In the engine cylinder
b. At the crank shaft
c. At the crank pin
d. None of these
 Unit 6: Gas Turbines

1. The gas turbine was invented by

a. John Barber
b. Brayton
c. Otto
d. Atkinson

2. The performance of a simple gas turbine depends on

a. Efficiency of the compressor
b. Efficiency of the turbine
c. Efficiency of the compressor and turbine
d. None of the above

3. The combustion in a gas turbine is at

a. Constant-pressure
b. Constant-volume
c. Partly constant-pressure and partly constant-volume
d. None of the above

4. A simple open-system gas turbine power plant consists of

a. Turbine, combustion chamber and heat exchanger
b. Turbine, combustion chamber and charge cooler
c. Turbine, combustion chamber and compressor
d. Turbine, compressor and heat exchanger

5. Reciprocating engines are preferred over gas turbines because of

a. High reliability
b. High power to weight ratio
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

6. A gas turbine cycle can be operated

a. Only as an open-cycle arrangement
b. Only as a close-cycle arrangement
c. Both as an open-cycle and close-cycle arrangement
d. None of the above

7. For the same pressure ratio and cycle peak temperature

a. Open-cycle is more efficient the closed-cycle
b. Closed-cycle is more efficient the open-cycle
c. Both open-cycle and closed-cycle will have same efficiency
d. None of the above

8. Adding heat exchanger to a simple ideal brayton cycle

a. Improves work output
b. Reduces work output
c. Improves efficiency
d. Improves both work output and efficiency
9. Major applications of gas turbine is for
a. Aircraft
b. Locomotive
c. Automotive
d. All of the above

10. The overall efficiency of a gas turbine engine compared to the reciprocating engine for
the same power output is
a. More
b. Less
c. Same
d. None of the above

11. Performance of an ideal cycle pertains to

a. Work output
b. Efficiency
c. Specific fuel consumption
d. All of the above

12. A simple ideal brayton cycle consists of

a. Two adiabatic and two isentropic
b. Two isentropic and two constant-pressure
c. Two adiabatic and two isothermal
d. Two isentropic, one constant-pressure and one constant volume

13. For maximum specific output, for any given value of temperature ratio (t), the optimum
pressure ratio is given by
a. c = √t
b. c = t
c. c = t2
d. c = 1/t

14. Power output of a simple gas turbine cycle is a function of

a. only pressure ratio
b. only temperature ratio
c. both the pressure ratio and temperature ratio
d. none of the above

15. The efficiency of the simple ideal gas turbine cycle is a function of
a. only the γ of the working fluid
b. only the pressure ratio
c. inlet temperature of the turbine
d. both the pressure ratio and γ
16. Maximum power output is achieved for a simple ideal cycle with respect to pressure ratio
when
a. outlet temperature of the compressor is equal to the outlet temperature of the
turbine
b. outlet temperature of the compressor is lower than the outlet temperature of the
turbine
c. outlet temperature of the compressor is higher than the outlet temperature of the
turbine
d. it has nothing to do with the outlet temperatures

17. When a heat exchanger is added to an ideal gas turbine cycle,

a. power output decreases but the efficiency increases
b. power output increases but the efficiency decreases
c. both remain the same
d. power output remains the same but the efficiency increases

18. For better performance, an ideal heat exchange cycle should be operated with
a. lower t and higher r
b. lower r and higher t
c. higher t and higher r
d. r and t should be same

19. An ideal cycle with reheat, intercooling and heat exchange will increase
a. efficiency
b. work output
c. both efficiency and work output
d. none of the above