DHA SUFFA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (ME-432)

Assignment # 5
Due date: November 30, 2017

Question No. 1: Determine the amount of heat transfer per kg of fuel during the complete
combustion of propane (C3H8) in an open steady-flow system with 20% excess air. Propane and
air enters at 400 K and products leave at 800 K. The average molar specific heat of propane Cp is
83.7 kJ/kmol K.
Question No. 2: Calculate the adiabatic flame temperature when methane (CH4) burns in the
presence of air at constant pressure process at 500 K and 1 atm., having 10% less air, leading to
incomplete combustion. Take the mean value of Cp for methane as 52.234 kJ/kmol K.
Question No. 3: A gasoline engine has a carburetor of 35 mm throat diameter. The fuel jet
diameter 2.2 mm. The depression at the throat is 60 mm of Hg. The ambient pressure is 1 bar and
temperature 27 °C. The coefficient of discharge for venture is 0.8 and for fuel jet 0.6. The density
of gasoline is 750 kg/m3. Neglect the nozzle lip. Determine the air velocity and air flow, the fuel
velocity and fuel flow, and air/fuel ratio in the following cases:
a) Considering the compressibility of air
b) Neglecting the compressibility of air
Question No. 4: A simple carburetor has a venturi throat diameter of 20 mm and coefficient of air
flow is 0.80. The fuel orifice has a diameter of 1.0 mm and the coefficient of fuel flow is 0.68. The
petrol surface is 4 mm below the throat. Find:
a) The air/fuel ratio when the nozzle lip is neglected.
b) The air/fuel ratio for pressure drop of 0.08 bar when the nozzle lip is taken into account.
c) The minimum velocity of air or critical air velocity required to start the fuel flow when the
nozzle lip is provided.
Density of air = 1.2 kg/m3, Density of fuel = 750 kg/m3