H.W.

Chapter One

Q1.

a. What is the difference between external combustion engine and internal

combustion engine?
b. What are the physical differences between S.I. and C.I. engines?
c. What are the types of internal combustion engines?
d. Classify the internal combustion engine with respect to: Method of
charging the cylinder; Type of ignition; Cycle of operation.
e. Define the following: (i) displacement volume; (ii) heat engine; (iii)
compression ratio.

Q2. The bore and stroke of a single cylinder SI engine that operates on a four
stroke cycle are 8 cm and 9 cm respectively. The speed of the engine is 2400 rpm.
The compression ratio is 9 and the length of the connecting rod is 16 cm. If the
combustion ends at 18o after TDC. Calculate:
i) average piston speed,
ii) clearance volume of the engine,
iii) volume in the combustion chamber at the end of combustion.

Q3. A four cylinder, 2.4 liter spark ignition engine operates on a four-stroke
cycle at 3200 rpm. The compression ratio is 9.5:1, the connecting rod length = 18
cm, and the bore and stroke are related as (S =1.06 B). If the combustion ends at
20o after TDC, calculate:
i) Clearance volume of the engine,
ii) Average piston speed,
iii) Volume in the combustion chamber at the end of combustion.

Q4. A six-cylinder, 3-liter engine operates on a four-stroke cycle at 3600 r.p.m.

The compression ratio is 9:1, the connecting rod length is 18 cm, and the bore
and stroke are related as (S=1.15 B). If combustion ends at 18° after TDC,
calculate-:
i) Clearance volume of one cylinder;
ii) Cylinder bore and stroke length;
iii) Average piston speed;
iv) Volume in the combustion chamber at the end of combustion;
v) Piston speed and acceleration at the end of combustion;
vi) Cylinder wall surface area at the end of combustion.
Q5. Choose the correct answer for each of the following:

1- Which of the following is not an internal combustion engine:

a) petrol engine.
b) steam turbine.
c) diesel engine.
d) gas turbine.

2- The engine stroke is equal to:

a) half the crank radius.
b) the crank radius.
c) twice the crank radius.
d) four times the crank radius.

3- The diesel engines are also known as __________ engines.

a) compression ignition
b) spark ignition

4- In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the charge is compressed when both
the valves (i.e. inlet valve and exit valve) are closed,
a) agree
b) disagree

5- In a four stroke cycle, the minimum temperature inside the engine

cylinder occurs at the
a) beginning of suction stroke
b) end of suction stroke
c) beginning of exhaust stroke
d) end of exhaust stroke

6- In diesel engines, the fuel is injected in the form of very fine spray, into
the engine cylinder, which gets ignited due to high temperature of the
compressed air.
a) agree
b) disagree

7- In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the charge is ignited at

a) 30° before top dead centre
b) 30° after top dead centre
c) 30° before bottom dead centre
d) 30° after bottom dead centre

8- The pressure inside the cylinder is __________ the atmospheric

pressure during the exhaust stroke.
 a) equal to
b) below
c) above

9- A carburettor is used to supply

a) petrol, air and lubricating oil
b) air and diesel
c) petrol and lubricating oil
d) petrol and air

10- In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the inlet valve

a) opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
b) opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead
centre
c) opens at 20° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead
centre
d) may open or close anywhere

11- Which of the following is not used in four stroke compression-ignition

(CI) engines?
a) Fuel pump
b) Spark plug
c) Fuel injector
d) Inlet and outlet Valves

12- In four stroke engine there is one power stroke in _____ of crankshaft
rotation.
a) 180°
b) 360°
c) 540°
d) 720°

13- In four stroke engine which of the following is also known as power
stroke
a) Suction stroke
b) Compression stroke
c) Expansion stroke
d) Exhaust stroke

14- In a diesel engine, the fuel is ignited by

a) spark
b) injected fuel
 c) heat resulting from compressing air that is supplied for
combustion

15- Which of the following is not an internal combustion engine

a) 2-stroke petrol engine
b) 4-stroke petrol engine
c) diesel engine
d) gas turbine
e) steam turbine
.
16- Which of the following medium is compressed in a Diesel engine
cylinder?
a) air alone
b) air and fuel
c) air and lub oil
d) fuel alone
e) air, fuel and lub oil.

17- Stirling engine can be called as:

a) internal combustion engine
b) external combustion engine
c) combination of, internal and external combustion engine
d) none.

18- In a four-stroke cycle engine, the four operations namely suction,

compression, expansion and exhaust are completed in the number of
revolutions of crankshaft equal to:
a) four
b) three
c) two
d) one.

19- In a two-stroke cycle engine, the operations namely suction,

compression, expansion and exhaust are completed in the number of
revolutions of crankshaft equal to
a) four
b) three
c) two
d) one.

20- The following is an S.I. engine

a) diesel engine
b) petrol engine
c) gas engine
 d) none of the above

21- The following is an C.I. engine

a) diesel engine
b) petrol engine
c) gas engine
d) none of the above

22- ln a four-stroke cycle petrol engine, during suction stroke:

a) only air is sucked in
b) only petrol is sucked in
c) mixture of petrol and air is sucked in
d) none of the above.

23- ln a four-stroke cycle diesel engine, during suction stroke:

a) only air is sucked in
b) only petrol is sucked in
c) mixture of petrol and air is sucked in
d) none of the above.

24- The two stroke cycle engine has:

a) one suction valve and one exhaust valve operated by one cam
b) one suction valve and one exhaust valve operated by two cams
c) only ports covered and uncovered by piston to effect charging and
exhausting
d) none of the above.

25- The compression ratio of an IC engine is the ratio of:

a) swept volume to the clearance volume.

b) total cylinder volume to the clearance volume.
c) total cylinder volume to the swept volume.
d) pressure before and after compression.

Q6. Write whether each of the following is true (T) or false (F):

1- In a two stroke engine, the working cycle is completed in two revolutions

of the crankshaft.

2- The transfer port is present in four-stroke engine.