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Me305 Automobile Engineering (End - sp23)

The document is an exam question paper for Automobile Engineering. It contains 5 questions worth 10 marks each, for a total of 50 marks. The questions cover various topics related to automobile engineering including ignition systems, sensors, tractive effort, gearboxes, steering, and hybrid vehicles. Students are instructed to attempt all questions within the allotted time of 3 hours using tables, data books, or graph paper as supplied.

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Me305 Automobile Engineering (End - sp23)

The document is an exam question paper for Automobile Engineering. It contains 5 questions worth 10 marks each, for a total of 50 marks. The questions cover various topics related to automobile engineering including ignition systems, sensors, tractive effort, gearboxes, steering, and hybrid vehicles. Students are instructed to attempt all questions within the allotted time of 3 hours using tables, data books, or graph paper as supplied.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MESRA, RANCHI

(END SEMESTER EXAMINATION)


CLASS: BTECH SEMESTER : VI
BRANCH: MECHANICAL SESSION : SP/2023

SUBJECT: ME305 AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING


TIME: 3 Hours FULL MARKS: 50

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. The question paper contains 5 questions each of 10 marks and total 50 marks.
2. Attempt all questions.
3. The missing data, if any, may be assumed suitably.
4. Before attempting the question paper, be sure that you have got the correct question paper.
5. Tables/Data hand book/Graph paper etc. to be supplied to the candidates in the examination hall.
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CO BL
Q.1(a) Explain the construction and working of battery or coil ignition system with neat sketch. [5] CO1 BL1
Q.1(b) Briefly explain the various sensors that can be used for displacement and position [5] CO1 BL2
sensing in an engine.

Q.2(a) Derive the expression for tractive effort and gradeability. [5] CO2 BL6
Q.2(b) A truck has a following data: [5] CO2 BL5
Gross vehicle weight - 89026 N
Engine power at governed speed of 2400 rpm i s 77.3 kW
Maximum torque is 345.8 Nm at 1400 rpm
Rear axle ratio is 6.166:1
Fourth speed reduction ratio in transmission is 1.605 :1
Drive line losses amount to 10.7 kW at 2400 rpm and 6.3 kW at 1400 rpm
Effective wheel diameter - 0.950 m
Frontal area of truck - 6.95 m2
Total resistance, R (in Newton) = 0.014W + 0.0462AV2 (Where A is truck’s frontal area
in m2, W is its weight, V is the speed in km/hr).
Overall gear ratio G = 9.9:1
Calculate the grades which the vehicle can climb in fourth gear in still air
conditions at
(i) governed engine speed
(ii) speed of maximum torque

Q.3(a) Define clutch and its working principle. Also, discuss its role in transmission system. [5] CO3 BL1
Q.3(b) Illustrate the working of a sliding gearbox. List out the advantages of constant mesh [5] CO3 BL4
gearbox over sliding mesh gearbox.

Q.4(a) Briefly discuss the significance of castor angle, camber angle and toe-in & toe-out in [5] CO4 BL2
wheel alignment.
Q.4(b) How does a hydraulic power steering work? Explain. [5] CO4 BL2

Q.5(a) Distinguish between parallel and series-parallel combinations of hybrid vehicles. [5] CO5 BL4
Q.5(b) Sketch and discuss the working method of a fuel cell. [5] CO5 BL3

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