COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Department: Mechanical Engineering Department

Course : Internal Combustion Engines
Course Code: ME385
Sheet (5)
Engine Performance and Testing

[1] A four-stroke gas engine has a cylinder diameter 27 cm and piston stroke 45 cm. The
effective diameter of the brake is 1.62 meters. The observations made in a test of the
engine were as follows:
Duration of test 38 min 30 sec
Total no. of revolutions: 8080
Total number of explosions: 3230
Net load on the brake: 92 kg
I.m.e.p: 5.75 bar
Gas used: 7.7 m3
Pressure of gas at meter: 135 mm of water above atmospheric pressure
Atmospheric temperature 15 oC
Height of barometer: 750mm Hg
Calorific value of gas: 4400 kcal/m3 at N.T.P.
Mass of jacket cooling water: 183 kg
Rise in temperature of cooling water: 47 oC
Draw up a heat balance sheet and estimate indicated and brake thermal efficiency. To
draw heat balance sheet, you have to calculate heat supplied and heat loss due to cooling
water the heat lost due to radiation.

[2] In a trial a four stroke, petrol engine of 62.5 mm bore and 11.5 mm, the following
data were obtained at a constant speed of 1500 rpm:
Torque N.m 84.86 85.35 85.54 85.54 83.97 79.95 73.67
m.f Kg/hr 5.48 5.25 5.15 4.98 4.56 4.25 4.03
Plot the values of the brake specific fuel consumption in (g/kW.hr) on a base of brake
power and comment on the results.

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[3] In a diesel engine runs on gas oil whose calorific value is 40,000 KJ/kg at a constant
speed of 25 rps , the following data were obtained:
BP HP 5.19 4.34 3.66 2.56 1.57 1.1 0.5
m.f Kg/hr 1.14 0.935 0.829 0.641 0.53 0.41 0.35
Draw curves showing the variations of the brake specific fuel consumption in (g/kW.hr)
and the brake thermal efficiency with load and comment on the results.

[4] The following results were obtained from a set of trials at full throttle of a single
cylinder four stroke S.I. engine.
CR 3.8 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.4 5.8
mf Kg/min 0.11 0.11 0.1097 0.1088 0.1088 0.1088
Torque N.m 107.9 115.4 122 127.1 130.9 135.4
Friction N.m 16.3 16.7 17.7 17.7 18.2 18.6

[5] In a trial a four stroke, a 6-cylinder petrol engine of 86 mm bore and 110 mm stroke,
the following data were obtained at a constant speed of 1500 rpm and A/F = 12.7 and
mechanical efficiency of 82%:

Torque N.m 95.8 91.4 85.4 81.2

m.f Kg/hr 5.68 5.25 4.85 4.13

Plot the values of the IP, FP, bsfc, volumetric efficiency, imep and bmep versus brake
power, and comment on the results.
[6] In a trial, a four stroke, 4-cylinder petrol engine of 80 mm bore and 110 mm stroke,
the following data were obtained at full load and A/F = 13.2:

Engine speed r.p.m 1000 1400 1800 2200

Torque N.m 74.2 72.2 69.8 67.5
m.f Kg/hr 5.2 4.84 4.41 4.12
𝛈m 85 83.5 82.4 81.5 80.8

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Plot the values of the indicated, brake power, volumetric efficiency, bmep, imep versus
engine speed, and comment on the results.
[7] In a trial, a four stroke, 6-cylinder petrol engine of 70 mm bore and 95 mm stroke,
the following data were obtained at full load and A/F = 12.8:

Engine speed r.p.m 900 1200 1600 2000

Torque N.m 70.2 65.8 61.4 57.6
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m Kg/hr 4.65 4.54 4.32 4.25
f

𝛈m 82 81.4 80.6 79.4 78.6

Plot the values of the indicated, brake power, volumetric efficiency, bmep, imep versus
engine speed, and comment on the results.