SRINIVASAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERAMBALUR- 621212

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
QUESTION BANK


UNIT- 1 VEHICLE STRUCTURE AND ENGINES
PART- A
1. State major types of automobiles according to the fuel used.
a. Petrol vehicles (Maruthi, omni, Matiz, Felicia, Santro, etc.,)
b. Diesel vehicles (Mercedes-benz E250D, Ambassadar NOVA, Fiat UNO diesel, etc.,)
c. Dual fuel (Fargo, Dodge, Bedford trucks
d. Gas vehicles (Volvo, Passenger autos, etc.,)

2. List any four components of a chassis.
a. Frame, Front and rear suspensions
b. Steering mechanism and steering wheel
c. Radiator
d. Engine, clutch, gear box, propeller shaft, differential, universal joints, axles
e. Battery, light dooms and wiring circuits
f. Silencer
g. Fuel tank

3. Mention any two requirement of an automobile.
a. Self propelled
b. It is designed for transport goods or passengers

4. List any four characteristics of a good chassis.
a. Strength and stability
b. Safety
c. Low centre of gravity
d. Durability
e. Economy of operation

5. Give any two requirement of good frame.
a. It resist weight of the components and passengers causing a sagging effect due to
bending action
b. It resists horizontal forces provided by road irregularities
c. It resists upward twisting forces caused by road shocks to provide a torsion effect

6. Define cross wind force.
It is acting in the lateral direction, on the side of the vehicle. This is formed by the
asymmetric flow of air around the vehicle body

7. State any four functions of lubrication.
a. It reduces friction between moving parts
b. It reduces wear and tear between moving parts
c. It minimizes power loss due to friction
d. It provides cooling effect

8. State purpose of providing radiator in cooling systems.
It provides a large cooling surface area to the flow of hot water and air, so that the
water circulating through it is cooled efficiently

9. Name any four air pollutants.
Carbon mono oxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, smoke, lead, sulphur oxides,

10. What do you mean by Electronic Engine Management system?
An electronic engine management system is made up of sensors, actuators and
related wiring that is tied into a central processor called microprocessor or
microcomputer


UNIT- 2 ENGINE AUXILLARY SYSTEM
1. What is carburettor?
It is a device used for atomizing and vaporizing the fuel and mixing it with the air in
varying proportions to suit the changing operating conditions of vehicle engine

2. What are the requirements of a spark plug?
a. It should resist heat deformation
b. It should stable for various temperature difference
c. It should be a non-conductor case

3. What are the functions of carburettor?
a. It atomizes and vaporizes the fuel
b. It mixes air and fuel at correct ratio
c. It supplies a fine spray of petrol
d. It produces a homogeneous mixture

4. State the important units of electronic fuel injection system
a. Fuel delivery system
b. Air induction system
c. Sensors and air flow control system
d. Electronic control unit

5. Name the components of battery coil ignition system used in vehicle.
a. Battery
b. Ignition coil
c. Condenser
d. Contact breaker
e. Distributor
f. Spark plug

6. What is the purpose of Cut-out relay?
It prevents the reverse flow of current from the battery to the generator

7. Mention the two ways of determining the state of charge.
a. Quick charging
b. Slow charging
i. Constant current charging
ii. Constant voltage charging

8. What are the factors to be considered for comparing magneto and coil ignition system?


UNIT- 3 TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
1. What are the functions of clutch?
It is used for engage and disengage the engine power to gear box

2. What is the function of Synchromesh unit in a gear box?
It is used for change the gear wheel while shifting the fork to the next speed position

3. State the function of differential unit.
The main function of differential is change the wheel speed depends on the direction of
turning of vehicle

4. What are the functions of universal joint?
It is used to transmit the rotary action to the unparallel shaft

5. List out the functions of a propeller shaft.
Transmit the power from gear box to differential

6. Classify gear box.
Sliding mesh gear box
Constant mesh gear box
Synchromesh gear box
Epicyclic gear box
Torque convertor gear box
Automatic gear box
7. What are the types of clutch?
a. Centrifugal clutch
b. Semi centrifugal clutch
c. Single plate clutch
d. Multi plate clutch
e. Cone clutch
f. Disc clutch


UNIT- 4 STEERING, BRAKES AND SUSPENSION
1. Define chamber and castor angle
Camber angle: when the front of the vehicle is viewed, the angle between the centre line
of the tyre and the vertical line is called camber angle
Castor angle: tilting of king pin axis either forward or backward from the vertical line is
known as castor angle

2. What are cross ply and radial ply tyres?
In cross ply tyres, the piles are placed one over the other such that their cords make
angle from 40 to 45 to the axis
The radial ply tyre has plies which are extended in straight across from bead or at right
angles

3. Classify independent rear suspension system.
a. Longitudinal leaf spring rear end suspension
b. Transverse leaf spring rear end suspension
c. Coil spring rear end suspension

4. What are the functions of suspension system?
a. Absorb vibration from road surface
b. Give flexible in uneven road surface
c. Save the chassis from vibration deformations

5. What is wheel balancing
Balancing the wheel assemblies correctly to avoid such vibrations is known as wheel
balancing

6. State the needs of brake
a. To stop or slow down the vehicle at will of the operator
b. To control the vehicle descending a hill
c. To keep the vehicle in desired position even in rest

7. What is anti-roll bar?
It is used in all independent suspension to decrease the tendency of the vehicle to roll or
tip on either side when making a turn known as anti-roll bar

8. What is meant by term tread?
It is an external rubber layer preventing the carcass from wear and external damage
which are produced by the road surface

9. Compare the advantages of radial tyre over cross ply tyre.
Cross-ply tyre Radial-ply tyre
It has more rolling resistance

Fuel economy is less

It has shorter tread life
It has less rolling resistance

Better fuel economy can be obtained

It has longer tread life



UNIT- 5 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
1. List down the properties of alternate fuels.
a. Energy density
b. Volatility
c. Octane number
d. Cetane number
e. Heat of vaporization
f. Flame speed
g. Flame temperature and luminosity
h. Auto-ignition temperature
i. Flash point
j. Flammability

2. What is the composition of natural gas?
Natural is at least 88% methane with the balance being higher weight hydrocarbons

3. How is bio-diesel prepared?
The majority of bio-diesel is made from soybean or canola oils, but it is also made from
waste stream sources such as used cooking oils or animal fats

4. What is turbo alternator?
If a turbine engine is directly coupled to a generator, it is often called turbo generator or
alternator

5. Mention the various methods of storing hydrogen.
a. High pressure storage tanks
b. Liquid hydrogen
c. Metal hybrids
d. Carbon nano tubes

6. What is meant by transesterification?
Biodiesel is prepared from vegetable oils by converting the triglyceride oils to methyl
esters with a process known as transesterification

7. Why biodiesel mixed with conventional diesel?
Because of high cost of biodiesel, engine compatibility issues and cold weather
operating conditions

8. What is meant by fuel cell and how it works?
A fuel cell produces electricity directly from the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen
from air

9. Mention the limitations of electric vehicles
a. Less initial torque
b. More expensive
c. The performance is poor
d. Variety of vehicle is less