ASSIGNMENT NO.

2 IN ABE 3

Analytical Thinking and Computation. Copy and Answer the following problems. Show your
complete solution.

1. What is the required drawbar pull (in Newton) for a 5-meter tractor drawn spike tooth
harrow with a specific draft of 89 kg/m?
2. What is the drawbar-horsepower of the implement in item above if it is running at a
speed of 6 kph?
3. A tractor operating at 3.5 mph develops a drawbar pull of 3000 pounds. Estimate the
required drawbar horsepower for the tractor.
4. The capacity required for a 12-volt solar panel system is 73.6 watt-hour. What is the
ampere-hour capacity of the battery needed for the system?
5. An engine was tested on a brake dynamometer at a speed of 2000 rpm. The brake arm
of the machine is 1.2 meters and it registered a load of 50 N. What is the shaft power of
the engine? Express your answer in Watts
6. The engine fuel tank was completely filled with gasoline fuel before testing. After 4 hours
of continuous test 3.7 liters of fuel was used to reload the tank completely. Test has
shown that the engine shaft power was 10 hp. If the fuel density is 0.8 kg/L, what is the
specific fuel consumption of the engine in:
a. kg/kW-hr? and b. hp-hr/gal?
(It’s your time to show your ability in doing dimensional analysis. 😄😄😄)
7. The axle of a power tiller was tested on a Prony-brake dynamometer. The force
delivered at the brake arm of 1 m was 300 kg at a speed of 25 rpm.
a. Determine the torque in N-m.
b. What is the shaft power of the power tiller above? Express your answer in Watts
8. A multi cylinder engine was tested on a prony brake dynamometer. The average shaft
torque of the engine was 250 kg-m at a speed of 1000 rpm.
a. Convert the engine torque to N-m.
b. What is the Horsepower output of the engine?

Prepared by:
Course Instructor