MTE 403: Introduction to Autotronics

ASSIGNMENT

QUESTION 1

A petrol engine has a bore 80mm, a stroke of 110mm and a clearance volume of 53.80
cm3. Calculate:

(i) Thermal efficiency of the petrol engine based on air standard Otto cycle using

γ=1 . 4 as the ratio of specific heats.

(ii) Sketch the P-V diagram

(iii) Determine the thermal efficiency if

γ=1 . 14 .
QUESTION 2

(a) State all the possible firing order for a four and six cylinder internal combustion
engine.
(b) An air standard Brayton cycle has air entering the compressor at 25˚C and 100KPa.
The pressure ratio of the system is 15 and the maximum allowable temperature in the
cycle is 1500˚C.
Calculate;
(i) The pressure and temperature of each state in the cycle.
(ii) The compressor work, turbine work, the thermal efficiency and the work ratio.

QUESTION 3
(a) Write on any two (2) possible causes of overheating in engines.
(b) Mention any cooling system leakage detection method stating the procedure in
carrying out such test.