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This document contains 5 assignments for an Internal Combustion Engine course. The assignments cover topics like types of IC engines, engine cycles, combustion, governing systems, ignition systems, cooling systems, engine testing, emissions and controls. The assignments include analytical problems, explanations and diagrams related to IC engines.

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Sigma Institute of Engineering (050)

Mechanical Engineering (19)


Semester: 7th
Internal Combustion Engine (3171923)

Assignment 1

1 What do you mean by I.C. Engine? How are they classified?


2 Compare S.I. engines with C.I engines.
3 Explain with the help of neat sketch, the working of a 4-stroke Diesel engine.
4 Draw & explain valve timing diagram of 4-stroke diesel engine.
5 Explain with neat sketch actual valve timing diagram of petrol engine and state reason of early
opening of exhaust and late closing of inlet valve. What is meant by overlay?
6 What is air fuel cycle? Explain the phenomenon of dissociation.
7 Explain different losses as applied to I.C. engines.
8 What do you mean by air standard cycle and fuel air cycle? List assumptions for air standard
cycle and fuel air cycle.
9 In a test of a 4-cylinder, 4-stroke engine 75mm bore and 100mm stroke, the following results
were obtained at full throttle at a particular constant speed and with fixed setting of fuel supply of
6 kg/hr.
B.P. with all cylinder working =15.6kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 1 cut-out =11.1kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 2 cut-out =11.03kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 3 cut-out =10.88kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 4 cut-out =10.66kW
If the calorific value of the fuel is 83600kJ/kg and clearance volume is 0.0001m3,
calculate: (i) Mechanical efficiency (ii) Indicated thermal efficiency (iii) Air standard efficiency.
10 A diesel engine working on diesel cycle uses compression ratio of 18. The cut off is 6% of stroke
at a particular load. The specific heat at constant volume increases by 1.2%. Find the percentage
change in the air-standard efficiency of the cycle. Take Cv = 0.72 KJ/kg K and R = 287 J/kg K as
an average values.
Sigma Institute of Engineering (050)
Mechanical Engineering (19)
Semester: 7th
Internal Combustion Engine (3171923)
Assignment 2

1 Derive an expression for air-fuel ratio of IC engine for neglecting compressibility of air.
2 Explain construction and working of Junker’s gas calorimeter with neat sketch.
3 What is fuel air cycle? Explain the phenomenon of dissociation.
4 Explain pumping loss and rubbing friction loss as applied to IC.Engines.
5 Explain common rail injection system used in C.I. engines.
6 Enumerate the desirable properties of a fuel for I.C. engines.
7 Define: HUCR, Octane number and Cetane number.
8 Explain the working of solex carburetor.
9 Describe the Pintle and Pintaux nozzle with neat sketch and discuss their relative merits &
demerits. (May 2017)
10 Explain MPFI systems for S.I. engines.
11 A simple carburetor under a certain condition delivers 5.45 kg/h of petrol with an air fuel ratio of
15. The fuel jet area is 2mm2 with coefficient of discharge of 0.75. If the tip of the fuel jet is
0.635cm above the level of petrol in the float chamber and the venturi throat coefficient of discharge
of 0.80. calculate:
(i) The venturi depression in cm of H2O necessary to cause air and fuel flow at the desired rate.
(ii) The venturi throat diameter.
(iii) The velocity of air across the venturi throat.
You make take density of air = 1.29 kg/m3 and specific gravity of petrol =0.72
Sigma Institute of Engineering (050)
Mechanical Engineering (19)
Semester: 7th
Internal Combustion Engine (3171923)
Assignment 3

1 Enlist the method of governing system in IC engine. Explain with figure any one of it.
2 What are the different factors that affect the ignition lag in S.I. engine combustion
3 Give the basic comparison between battery ignition and magneto ignition system
4 Describe the working of electronic ignition system, what are the advantages of it?
5 Explain battery ignition system with neat sketch.

6 Explain the need of supercharging and with a neat sketch describe pulse converter turbocharging.
7 Explain with neat sketch the pulse turbo charging (Buchi type).
8 Define uniflow engine and discuss its merits over other scavenging system.
9 Explain types of nozzles used in CI Engines.
Sigma Institute of Engineering (050)
Mechanical Engineering (19)
Semester: 7th
Internal Combustion Engine (3171923)
Assignment 4 (Chapter 7 & 8)
Assigned Date: 13/03/2018 Last Date of Submission: 17/03/2018

1 Explain with help of P-ϴ diagram the combustion in S.I. engine. Discuss how the detonation and
pre-ignition affect the combustion in S.I. engine.
2 Explain briefly the phenomenon of “Diesel knock”.
3 Explain detonation or knocking in S.I. engine.
4 Explain the factors on which delay period depends in C.I.engine.
5 What is ignition lag? Discuss the effect of engine variables on ignition lag in case of SI engines.

6 List basic requirements of a good combustion chamber of S.I. engine.

7 Explain with neat sketch thermo siphon cooling system.


8 Explain in brief with neat sketch splash lubrication system
9 Explain with neat sketch the working of a thermostat cooling system.
Sigma Institute of Engineering (050)
Mechanical Engineering (19)
Semester: 7th
Internal Combustion Engine (3171923)
Assignment 5 (Chapter 9, 10 & 11)
Assigned Date: 03/04/2018 Last Date of Submission: 07/04/2018

1 Define the terms: (i) Mechanical efficiency (ii) indicate and brake thermal efficiency (iii) specific
fuel consumption.
2 Discuss a “Heat balance sheet” in 350 words.
3 Explain briefly Emission norms (Euro and Bharat stage).
4 Describe with neat sketch the ELCD to control evaporative emission from SI engine.
5 Explain briefly exhaust gas recirculation system- EGR for I.C. engines.
6 What are the international accepted methods for measuring the NOx, CO and HC?
7 What are the major pollutants from the exhaust of gasoline &diesel engines? What are the
detrimental effects of these pollutants?
8 Discuss the application of diesel plants and its advantages.
9 A 4-stroke 4- cylinder petrol engine develops 30 kw power at 1500 rpm. The average torque
produces when each cylinder cut off is 130 Nm. The fuel used has calorific value 43.5 MJ/kg and
bsfc is 0.40 kg/kwhr.
Calculate 1. Mechanical efficiency 2. Indicated thermal efficiency and 3. Brake thermal
efficiency.

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