APPLIED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ENGINE POWER CYCLE

1. A spark-ignition engine produces brake power of 224 KW while using 0.0169 kg/s of fuel. The
fuel has a higher heating value of 44,186 KJ/kg, and the engine has a compression ratio of 8. The
frictional power lost is found to be 22.4 KW. Determine the indicated thermal efficiency.
A) 11 B) 22 C) 33 D) 44

2. The volume in the clearance space of a 152.40 mm x 254.0 mm Otto gas engine is 1.70 liters. Find
the ideal thermal efficiency of the engine on the standard air basis, if the exponent of the expansion
and compression lines is 1.35. Express in percent.
A) 38.55 B) 36.89 C) 26.98 D) 35.95

3. Calculate from the following data, the kg of air per kg of fuel used by an automobile engine: air
temperature is 21.50ºC, barometer reads 760 mm Hg, air entering 1.75 m3/min., measured gasoline
14.25 liters per hr, specific gravity of gasoline 0.735.
A) 12.02 B) 15.45 C) 14.45 D) 21.45

4. A Carnot engine requires 35 KW from the hot source. The engine produces 15 KW of power and
the temperature of the sink is 26°C. What is the temperature of the hot source?
A. 245.6ºC B. 210.1 C. 250.2 D. 260.7

5. An Otto engine has clearance volume of 7%. It produces 300 KW power. What is the amount of
heat rejected in KW?
A. 152 KW B. 95.32 C. 92.16 D. 90.72

6. A Carnot engines uses nitrogen as the working medium. The heat supplied is 53 KJ and the
adiabatic expansion ratio is 16:1. The receiver temperature is 295K. Determine the thermal
efficiency. K = 1.399 (table) N2
A. 0.669 B. 0.966 C. 0.696 D. 0.996

7. A Carnot engine operates between 400K and 1,200K, using 0.4 kg of air and running at 500 rpm.
The heat added during the cycle is 95.48 KJ. Determine the net power developed.
A. 530 KW B. 503 C. 305 D. 350

8. When working on Otto cycle with air as the working medium, an engine has an air-standard thermal
efficiency of 54.5% and rejects heat at the rate of 520 KJ/kg of air used. The engine has a single
cylinder with bore of 72 mm and a stroke of 85 mm. The pressure and temperature at the beginning
of compression are 0.98 bar and 66ºC, respectively. Determine the engine clearance.
A. 16.23% B. 13.62 C. 12.63 D. 26.13

9. An engine operating on air-standard Diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 17:1. The maximum
and minimum cycle temperatures are 1620ºC and 48ºC, respectively. If the maximum cycle
pressure is 55 bar, calculate the cut-off ratio.
A. 1.899 B. 1.62 C. 1.263 D. 1.362
10. A 6-cylinder, 20 cm x 27 cm, 4-stroke cycle Diesel engine on an actual test was found to use 30 kg
of fuel with heating value of 20,000 KJ/kg in a one (1) hour test. If the thermal efficiency of this
engine is 40% while operating at 600 rpm, determine the mean effective pressure.
A. 262KPa B. 622 C. 226 D. 626

11. There are developed 1,063 KW at 267 rpm by an 8 – cylinder, 2 – stroke cycle diesel engine with
size of 40.64 cm x 50.80 cm. It uses 4.94 kg /min of fuel with heating value of 42,571 KJ/kg. The
average indicated mep is 562 KPa. Determine the indicated power in KW.
A. 1321KW B. 1231 C. 1263 D. 1361

12. An ideal diesel engine operates on 0.5 kg/s of air with a suction state of 100 KPa and 45°C. The
pressure at the end of compression is 3.25 MPa and the cut-off volume is at 6% of the stroke from
head-end dead center position. Calculate the percent clearance.
A. 9.07% B. 7.09 C. 7.90 D. 6.13

13. A four cylinder, 4 stroke cycles, 20 cm x 25 cm, 550 rpm diesel engine has an indicated mean
effective pressure of 1034 KPa. Calculate the brake power in KW if engine mechanical efficiency
is 88%.
A. 131 KW B. 311 C. 113 D. 313

14. 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/KWh with a heating value of 43,912 KJ/kg. Calculate the
brake thermal efficiency.
A. 31.63% B. 36.13 C. 63.13 D. 16.13

15. A six cylinder diesel engine on dynamometer test was found to use 38 kg of fuel having
Qh = 45,016 J/g, in a one hour test at steady load. The brake mep will be determined from
the following test data and measurements. Cylinder is 21.6 cm x 26.7 cm, 4 cycle type.
Speed = 600rpm. Dynamometer torque, 25,000 kg-cm.
A. 5.35 kg/cm2 B. 53.5 C. 3.55 D. 55.3