Homework

1. A four-stroke, 8 cylinder diesel engine with bore and stroke of 9 inches and 12 inches
respectively and speed of 950 rpm has a brake mean effective pressure of 164 psi. The specific
fuel consumption is 0.39 lb/bhp-hr and the fuel heating value is 18500 BTU/lb. Determine the
thermal efficiency.
Ans. 35.27%

2. A four-stroke 394 mm bore and 534 mm stroke single-acting diesel engine with four cylinders is
guaranteed to deliver 350 BHp at 300 rpm. The engine consumed 66.8 kg/hr of fuel with a
heating value of 44251 kJ/kg. Calculate the indicated mean effective pressure in kPa if
mechanical efficiency is 89%.
Ans. 450.65 kPa

3. A 305 mm x 457 mm four stroke single acting diesel engine is rated at 150 kW at 260 rpm. Fuel
consumption at rated load is 0.26 kg/kW-hr with a heating value of 43912 kJ/kg. Calculate the
thermal efficiency.
Ans. 31.63%

4. A four cylinder, 4 stroke cycle, 20 x 25 cm x 550 rpm diesel engine has a mean effective pressure
of 150 psi. Calculate the brake power in kW if engine efficiency is 88%.
Ans. 131.01 kW

5. A six cylinder, four stroke diesel engine with 76 mm bore x 89 mm stroke was run in the
laboratory at 200 rpm, when it was found that the engine torque was 153.5 N-m with all the
cylinders firing but 123 N-m when one cylinder was out. The engine consumed 12.2 kg of fuel
per hour with a heating value of 54120 kJ/kg of air at 15.6 deg.C. Determine the indicated power.
Ans. 38.33 kW

6. A single-acting, four-cylinder, 4 stroke cycle diesel engine with a bore and stroke of 21.59 cm x
27.94 cm, operating at 275 rpm, consumes 8.189 kg/hr of fuel whose heating value is 43961.4
kJ/kg. The indicated mean effective pressure is 475.7 kPa. The load on the brake arm, which is
93.98 cm is 113.4 kg. Determine the following:
a. Brake horsepower
b. Frictional Horsepower
c. Air-fuel ratio if volumetric efficiency is 70%. Air density is 1.3 kg/m3
d. Mechanical Efficiency
e. Brake thermal efficiency
f. Clearance volume if compression ratio of engine is 18.