ASSIGNMENT NO. 2 (DIESEL POWER PLANT AND COOLING SYSTEM) SET C 1.

. A single cylinder four-stroke gas engine has a bore of 178 mm and a stroke of 330 mm and is governed by hit and miss principle. When running at 400 r.p.m. at full load, indicator cards are taken which give a working loop mean effective pressure of 6.2 bar, and a pumping loop mean effective pressure of 0.35 bar. Diagrams from the dead cycle give a mean effective pressure of 0.62 bar. The engine was run light at the same speed (i.e., with no load), and a mechanical counter recorded 47 firing strokes per minute. Calculate: (i) Full load brake power (ii) Mechanical efficiency of the engine. 2. The efficiency ratio for the Otto engine is 0.60. The engine has four cylinder 7.5 cm by 11.4 cm stroke, having a compression ratio of 5, and consuming 7 kg of petrol per hour when running at 2000 rev/min. Taking calorific value of petrol as 44193.785 kJ/kg. Estimate the effective pressure. 3. A four stroke gas engine develops 4.2 kW at 180 r.p.m. and at full load. Assuming the following data, calculate the relative efficiency based on indicated power and air-fuel ratio used. Volumetric efficiency = 87%, mechanical efficiency = 74%, clearance volume = 2100 cm3, swept volume = 9000 cm3 fuel consumption = 5 m3/h, calorific value of fuel = 16750 kJ/m3. 4. The following data refer to a four-stroke petrol engine: Engine speed = 2000 r.p.m. Ideal thermal efficiency = 35%, Relative efficiency = 80%, Mechanical efficiency = 85%, Volumetric efficiency = 70%. If the engine develops 29.42 kW brake power. Calculate the cylinder swept volume. 5. A Diesel plant has a cooling system employing a cooling tower that loses to the atmosphere approximately 5% of the water circulating. When the two 507-hp engines are operated at full load on a average day the tower cools the water from 54.4 C to 35 C. What should the capacity of a water softening plant for the makeup be, in L/min?