PPE PROBLEM SET of DIESEL ENGINE

INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

MULTIPLE CHOICES:

1. During the dynamometer test of an engine for 1 hr steady load, the engine consumes 40 kg fuel
having 43,300 KJ/kg heating value. If the torque developed is 2.5KN-m during the test at 600rpm,
what is the efficiency of the engine?
a. 31.22% b. 32.65% c. 55.77% d. 25.99%
2. A 4-stroke gasoline engine has a bore and stroke of 400mm x 450mm runnig at 750rpm. If the
clearance volume is 0.0527 m3/s , calculate the engine efficiency.
a. 55.82% b. 65.82% c. 35.82% d. 45.82%
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3. A 3MW diesel engine consumes 240li of 25 API fuel and generates 900 KW-hr. Determine the rate of
fuel consumed by the engine.
a. 0.2 kg/s b. 0.4 kg/s c. 0.6 kg/s d. 0.8 kg/s
4. A 20cm x 35cm diesel engine with 4 cylinders and operating on a four stroke, has a rated power of
160kw and is running at 250 rpm. Find the volume displacement per brake power developed.
a. 0.9 m3/min-kw b. 0.1 m3/min-kw c. 0.06 m3/min-kw d. 0.0344 m3/min-kw
5. An engine has a power output of 8.5hp with 70% efficiency. What will be the kw/hp? Registered to
the meter? a. 1.07 b. 2.06 c. 41.3 d. 4.3
6. A 2500KW diesel engine unit uses 1 bbl oil per 550kwh produced. Oil is 25oAPI. Efficiency of
generator 90%, mechanical efficiency of engine 83%. What is the thermal efficiency of engine based
on indicated power (%)?
a. 31.69 b. 41.33 c. 39.60 d. 35.60
7. A single acting four cylinder 4 stroke cycle diesel engine with a bore x stroke of 22x28cm operating
at 375rpm, consumes 9kg/hr of fuel whose heating value is 43,900 KJ/kg. The indicated mean
effective pressure is 500kpa. The load on the brake arm, which is 100cm, is 115 kg. What is the
brake mean effective pressure in kpa.
a. 415.20 b. 332.98 c. 319.95 d. 665.96
8. In a double acting, 2 stroke compression ignition engine, 12 cylinder, the diameter of the cylinder is
750mm, stroke is 1450mm and the piston rod diameter is 240mm. When running at 120rpm, the
indicated mean effective pressure above and below the pistons are 6bar and 5 bar respectively.
Calculate the brake power of the engine with a mechanical efficiency of 80% in kilowatts.
a. 6050 b. 6030 c. 12900 d. 8375
9. Determine the output power of a diesel power plant if the engine and generator efficiency is 80%
and 96%, respectively. The engine uses 25oAPI fuel and has a fuel consumption of 0.08 kg/s.
a. 2741.45 b. 2841.45 c. 2641.45 d. 2941.45
10. A four cylinder four stroke diesel engine with 20cm bore and 25cm stroke running at 1000rpm has a
reading of 350kpa mean effective pressure in the indicator diagram. Calculate the indicated power
generated in KW.
a. 183.26 b. 114.54 c. 229.10 d. 91.63
11. A prony brake for measuring the power generated of a six cylinder, two stroke diesel engines
running at 2000rpm indicates a reading of 180N. The length of the arm of the prony brake is 1.25m.
In an hour operation it consumes 14kg of fuel with a heating value of 53000KJ/kg. Determine the
brake thermal efficiency.
a. 0.2391 b. 0.2857 c. 0.2583 d. 0.2286
12. The following data are the results on a test of an Otto cycle engine torque=1200 N-m. Indicated
mean effective pressure =800kpa, fuel consumption = 0.004kg/sec, fuel heating value=43,816KJ/kg;
bore and stroke = 30cm x 32cm; speed =300rpm. Calculate the brake mean effective pressure.
a. 253 b. 333 c. 393 d. 287
13. A diesel engine consumed 400 liters of fuel having a density of 860 gms/liter and a heating value of
42500KJ/kg. If the thermal efficiency is 35%, how many hp-hrs will be generated?
a. 1678 b. 2152 c. 1812 d. 1905
14. Determine the brake power of an engine having a brake thermal efficiency of 35% and uses 25oAPI
fuel with consumption of 40kg/hr.
a. 165.84 b. 173.52 c. 133.54 d. 60.67
15. A diesel engine develops a torque of 5KN-m at 1800rpm. If the brake thermal efficiency is 31%, find
the heat generated by fuel.
a. 3050 b. 3040.25 c. 3000.25 d. 5000
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16. A 500 KW diesel engine operates at 101.3kpa and 27 C in Manila. If the engine will operate in Baguio
having 93kpa and 23oC, what new brake power developed if mechanical efficiency is 85%?
a. 88kw b. 547kw c. 459kw d. 971kw
17. A 50 Bhp blast furnace engine uses fuel with 10ft3/Bhp-hr. The heating value of the gas is
33700KJ/m3. Determine the brake thermal efficiency.
a. 28.15 b. 56 c. 28.34 d. 25.24
18. During the dynamometer test of an engine for 1 hr steady load, the engine consumes 40kg fuel
having 44000 KJ/kg heating value. If the torque developed is 2.5KN-m during the test at 600rpm,
what is the brake thermal efficiency?
a. 30.11 b. 32.13 c. 31.23 d. 23.45
19. Find the power which a 2.81MW natural gas engine can developed at an altitude of 1981.2m taking
into consideration the pressure change alone.
a. 1.975MW b. 2.199MW c. 1.769MW d. 1.997MW
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20. A waste heat recovery boiler produces 4.8MPa steam from 104 C feedwater. The boiler receives
energy from 6kg/s of 954oC dry air. After passing through a waste heat boiler, the temperature of air
is reduced to 343oC. How much steam in kg/s produced? Note: At 4.80Mpa dry saturated, h=2796.
a. 1.89 b. 1.3 c. 1.55 d. 2.55
21. A water brake coupled to an engine on test absorbs 90kw of power. Find the mass flow of fresh
water through the brake in kg/min if the temperature increase of the water is 12oC. Assume all the
heat generated is carried away by the cooling water.
a. 107.50 b. 4.53 c. 100 d. 128
22. A 350 hp diesel engine has a cooling water that enters at 100oF and leaves at 180oF with Cp=4.19
KJ/kgK. Find the gallons per minute of water required.
a. 10.23 b. 19.61 c. 14.56 d. 16.5
23. A 310mm x 460mm four stroke single acting diesel engine is rated at 170kw at 280rpm. Fuel
consumption at rated load is 0.28kg/kw-hr with a heating value of 43,912 KJ/kg. Calculate brake
thermal efficiency.
a. 31.53% b. 27.45% c. 29.28% d. 54.23%
24. A six cylinder four stroke diesel engine with 76mm bore x 89mm stroke was run in the laboratory at
1800 rpm, when it was found that the engine torque was 163.5 N-m with all cylinders firing but 133
N-m when one cylinder was out. The engine consumed 12.5kg of fuel per hour with a heating value
of 52,120 KJ/kg and 252kg of air at 15.6oC per hour. Determine the indicated power.
a. 32.1 b. 38.4 c. 34.5 d. 48.3
25. A car engine produces an average of 25kw of power in a period of 10 min during which 1.25 kg of
gasoline is consumed. If the heating value of gasoline is 43000 KJ/kg, the efficiency of this engine
during this period is:
a. 24 b. 28 c. 32 d. 36
26. A 4 liter (2 liter per revolution at standard pressure and temperature) spark ignition has a
compression ratio of 8 and 2000 KJ/kg heat addition by the fluid combustion. Considering a cold air
standard Otto cycle model, how much power will the engine produce when operating at 2500rpm?
a. 50.2hp b. 73.1hp c. 347.8hp d. 151.4hp
27. A pure diesel cycle operates with a compression ratio of 15, and a cut-off ratio of 2.5, what is the
rate of heat input in KJ/s required for this cycle to produce 300hp?
a. 227 b. 386 c. 438 d. 556
28. A 15.24cm x 22.86cm single acting, 8 cylinder, 4 stroke diesel engine operates at 1200rpm. The load
on the brake arm is 101.6cm length is 120kg. What is the brake mean effective pressure in kpa?
a. 450.53 b. 500.21 c. 625.25 d. 354.35
29. A gasoline engine generates 250kw while consuming 0.018 kg/s of fuel. The friction power is 25kw.
The higher heating value of fuel is 44000KJ/kg. Calculate the indicated thermal efficiency.
a. 0.372 b. 0.333 c. 0.347 d. 0.316
30. Calculate the volumetric efficiency of a four stroke, six cylinder car engine of 8.5cm bore and 9.5cm
stroke running at 2000rpm with 2.0 m3/min of entering air.
a. 0.71 b. 0.75 c. 0.55 d. 0.62
31. A singe acting, six-cylinder, 4 stroke cycle diesel engine 20.54 by 24.49 cm, operating at 280rpm,
consumes 9 kg/hr of fuel whose heating value is 43,961.4KJ/kg. The indicated mean effective
pressure is 470kpa. The load on the brake arm, which is 94.36cm is 115kg. Determine the engine
heat rate.
a. 3.52 b. 9.13x107 c. 4.56x107 d. 625
32. Determine the power delivered in kilowatt of an engine having a brake mean effective pressure of
109psi, 80% mechanical efficiency, 77% volumetric efficiency considering that mass flow rate of air
is 1kg/s and all are at STP.
a. 561 b. 896 c. 1016 d. 1562
33. A 1 megawatt diesel engine operates at an altitude of 1700m elevation. Consider the pressure and
temperature effect, find the power in kilowatt developed by the engine at this elevation.
a. 980 b. 813.6 c. 797.7 d. 982.8
34. A 1000kw diesel engine operates at an altitude of 1500m elevation. Consider the pressure effect
alone, find the power developed by the engine at this elevation?
a. 753.43kw b. 835.51kw c. 823.22kw d. 982.82kw
35. A 13.29cm x 20.64cm single acting, 8 cylinder, 4 stroke diesel engine operates at 1200rpm. The load
on the brake arm is 101.6cm length is 120kg. Determine the piston speed.
a. 4.13 b. 6.25 c. 8.26 d. 10.12
36. A singe acting, six-cylinder, 4 stroke cycle diesel engine 20.54 by 24.49 cm, operating at 280rpm,
consumes 9 kg/hr of fuel whose heating value is 43,961.4KJ/kg. The indicated mean effective
pressure is 470kpa. The load on the brake arm, which is 94.36cm is 115kg. Determine the engine
specific fuel consumption.
a. 825.12 b. 915.36 c. 1001.57 d. 1038.13
37. A six cylinder four stroke diesel engine with 76mm bore x 89mm stroke consumed 12.5kg of fuel per
hour with a heating value of 52,120 KJ/kg and 252kg of air at 15.6oC per hour. If the generator
efficiency is 90% with 28poles, determine the generator speed.
a. 128.57 b. 257.14 c. 356.24 d. 300
38. In a test laboratory, it was found out that of the 80Bhp developed by an engine on test, 55Hp are
absorbed by the cooling water that is pumped through the water jacket and the radiator. The water
enters the top of the radiator at 200oF. At that temperature, enthalpy of water is 168.07 BTU/lb.
Water leaves the bottom of the radiator at 190oF and with an enthalpy of 158.03 BTU/lb. What is
the water flow rate for a steady-state operation?
a. 22.8gpm b. 27.85gpm c. 29.45gpm d. 31.26gpm
39. A standard cycle for gasoline engine has a compression ratio of 8. The initial pressure and
temperature are 100kpa and 25oC. If the heat added is 1950KJ/kg, what is the temperature after
isentropic expansion?
a. 1247K b. 1210C c. 1423K d. 1150C
40. If the pressure at the beginning and end of compression in an Otto cycle engine are 1kg/cm2 and
9kg/cm2, respectively. The air standard efficiency will be nearly?
a. 44.79% b. 45.86% c. 46.62% d. 48.62%
41. A certain diesel engine with the following specifications, 8 cylinder, 400mmx600mm, four stroke
cycle has afuel consumption of 0.65lb/hp-hr based on 19100Btu/lb. Engine speed is 280rpm with an
indicated mean effective pressure of 150psi. If the jacket water carries away an estimated 25% of
the heat supplied, find its capacity required if the allowable rise is 40oF?
a. 241.9gpm b. 291.56gpm c. 302.34gpm d. 356.12gpm
42. Find the power which a 3MW natural gas engine can developed at an altitude of 1981.2m if the
pressure is in effect alone.
a. 1.96MW b. 1.99MW c. 2.16MW d. 2.35MW
43. Find the power which a 3MW natural gas engine can developed at an altitude of 1981.2m if the
temperature is in effect alone.
a. 1.96MW b. 2.16MW c. 2.35MW d. 2.93MW
44. A singe acting, six-cylinder, 4 stroke cycle diesel engine 20.54 by 24.49 cm, operating at 280rpm,
consumes 9 kg/hr of fuel whose heating value is 43,961.4KJ/kg. The indicated mean effective
pressure is 470kpa. The load on the brake arm, which is 94.36cm is 115kg. Find the power
delivered?
a. 33.396 b. 43.396 c. 53.396 d. 53.369
45. In a double acting, 4-stroke compression ignition engine,8-cylinder, the diameter of the cylinder is
700mm, stroke is 1350mm and the piston rod diameter is 250mm. When running at 108rpm, the
indicated mean effective pressure above and below the pistons are 5.80bar and 4.90bar
respectively. Calculate the brake power of the engine with a mechanical efficiency 0f 80% in
kilowatts.
a. 3015kw b. 3769kw c. 5236kw d. 6030kw
46. An engine burns a liter of fuel each 12minutes. The fuel has specific gravity of 0.8, and a heating
value of 55MJ/kg. The engine has an efficiency of 26%. What is the brake horsepower of the engine?
a. 16.7hp b. 17.6hp c. 21.3hp d. 23.1hp
47. Air enters the cylinder of an internal combustion engine at an initial pressure and temperature of
95kpa and 28oC. A four cylinders, single acting, 45mmx55mm, four stroke engine runs at 4500rpm.
The mass flow rate of air per seconds is 0.01kg. What is the volumetric efficiency of the engine?
a. 69.3% b. 75.2% c. 82.6% d. 87%
48. A 20cm x 36cm, twin cylinder four stroke cycle diesel engine running at 750rpm. The engine rate is
110kw. Determine the engine displacement in cubic centimeter per second per brake horsepower.
a. 756.6 b. 825.6 c. 958.8 d. 994.7
49. A 2MW diesel engine unit uses 1bbl of oil per 550 kw-hr produced. Oil is 26oAPI. Efficiency of
generator is 93% and mechanical efficiency of engine is 80%. What is the thermal efficiency of the
engine based on indicated power.
a. 39.6 b. 40.2 c. 41.0 d.41.6
50. Determine the air standard efficiency of an engine operating on the diesel cycle when the suction
pressure is 99.97kpa and the fuel is injected for 7% of the stroke, the clearance volume is 9% of the
stroke.
a. 49.51% b. 52.36% c. 58.05% d. 60.10%