INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND GAS TURBINES

Performance Parameters
ASSIGNMENT 4
Question 1. A gasoline engine works on Otto cycle. It consumes 8 litres of gasoline per hour and
develops power at the rate of 25 kW. The specific gravity of gasoline is 0.8 and its calorific value is 44000
kJ/kg.
Find
the
indicated
thermal
efficiency
of
the
engine.
Ans: 31.96%
Question 2. Find the air-fuel ratio of a 4-stroke, 1 cylinder, air cooled engine with fuel consumption time
for 10 cc as 20.0 sec. and air consumption time for 0.1 m as 16.3 sec. The load is 16 kg at speed of
3000 rpm. Also find brake specific fuel consumption in g/kWh and thermal brake efficiency. Assume the
density of air as 1.175 kg/m3 and specific gravity of fuel to be 0.7. The lower heating value of fuel is 44
MJ/kg and the dynamometer constant is 5000.
Hints: Power output (P) = WN / Dynamometer Constant
Ans: bsfc: 131.25 g/kWh; = 62.3377
Question 3. A six-cylinder, gasoline engine operates on the four-stroke cycle. The bore of each cylinder
is 80 mm and the stroke is 100 mm. The clearance volume per cylinder is 70 cc. At the speed of 4100
rpm, the fuel consumption is 19.8 kg/hr and the torque developed is 160 Nm. Calculate:
(i) Brake power: 68.66
(ii) The brake mean effective pressure: 6.66 105 Pa
(iii) Brake thermal efficiency if the calorific value of the fuel is 44000 kJ/kg: 29.03%
(iv) The relative efficiency on a brake power basis assuming the engine works on the constant volume
cycle r = 1.4 for air.

Question 4. A gasoline engine is specified to be 4-stroke and four-cylinder. It has a bore of 80 mm and a
stroke of 100 mm. On test it develops a torque of 75 Nm when running at 3000 rpm. If the clearance
volume in each cylinder is 60 cc the relative efficiency with respect to brake thermal efficiency is 0.5 and
the calorific value of the fuel is 42 MJ/kg; Determine
(i) Fuel consumption in kg/hr: 6.8264 kg/hr
(ii) Brake mean effective pressure: 4.6875 bar
Question 5. A six-cylinder, four-stroke engine gasoline engine having a bore of 90 mm and stroke of 100
mm has a compression ratio 8. The relative efficiency is 60%. When the indicated specific fuel
consumption is 3009 g/kWh. Estimate
(i)
The calorific value of the fuel: 35417.035 kJ/kg
(ii)
Corresponding fuel consumption given that imep is 8.5 bar and speed is 2500 rpm: 20.28

kg/h.
Question 6. A 4-cylinder, 4-stroke cycle engine having cylinder diameter 100 mm and stroke 120 mm
was tested at 1600 rpm and the following readings were obtained. Fuel consumption = 0.27 litres/minute,
Specific gravity fuel = 0.74, B.P. = 31.4 kW, Mechanical efficiency = 80%, Calorific value of fuel = 44000
kJ/kg.
Determine :
(i) bsfc: 0.38174 kJ/kW.hr
(ii) imep : 780.85 kN/m
(iii) Brake thermal efficiency: 21.43%

Question 7. A six-cylinder 4-stroke petrol engine having a bore of 90 mm and stroke of 100 mm has a
compression ratio of 7. The relative efficiency with reference to indicated thermal efficiency is 55% when
indicated mean specific fuel consumption is 0.3 kg/kWh. Estimate the calorific value of the fuel and fuel
consumption in kg/hr. Given that indicated mean effective pressure is 8.5 bar and speed is 2500 r.p.m.
Ans: Cv = 51150.6 kJ/kg.
Question 8. A two stroke diesel engine was motored when the meter reading was 1.5 kW. Then the test
on the engine was carried out for one hour and the following observations were recorded: Brake torque =
120 Nm; Speed = 600 rpm; Fuel used = 2.5 kg; calorific value of fuel = 40.3 MJ/kg; Cooling water used =
818 kg; Rise in temperature of cooling water = 10C. Exhaust gas temperature = 345C. Room
temperature = 25C; A/F = 32:1.
Determine:
(i) bp : 7.54 kW
(ii) ip : 9.04 kW
(iii) Mechanical efficiency: 83.4%
(iv) Indicated thermal efficiency: 32.3%
(v) Draw heat balance sheet on minute basis and also in percentage.

Heat supplied = 1679 kJ/min. = 100%

(a) Heat in B P 20.94%
(b) Heat in cooling water = 33.97%
(c) Heat in exhaust gases = 27.51%
(d) Heat unaccounted = 11.78%

Question 9. The following observations were recorded during a trial on a 4-stroke diesel engine :
Power absorbed by non-firing engine when
Driven by an electric motor = 10 kW
Speed of the engine = 1750 rpm
Brake torque = 327.4 Nm
Fuel used = 15 kg/hr.
Calorific value of fuel = 42000 kJ/kg
Air supplied = 4.75 kg/min.
Cooling water circulated = 16 kg/min.
Outlet temperature of cooling water = 65.8C
Temperature of exhaust gas = 400C
Room temperature = 20.8C
Specific heat of water = 4.19 kJ/kgK
Specific heat of exhaust gas = 1.25 kJ/kgK
Determine:
(i) bp : 60.01 kW
(ii) Mechanical efficiency: 85.71%
(iii) bsfc: 0.25 kg/kW.hr
(iv) Draw up heat balance sheet on kW basis

Question 10. A single cylinder engine running at 180 rpm develops a torque of 8 Nm. The indicated
power of the engine 1.8 kW. Find the loss due to friction power as the percentage of brake power.
Ans: 19.37% of brake power.
Question 11. A 3 liter spark ignition V6 engine operates on a four-stroke cycle at 3000 rpm. The
compression ratio is 9, the length of the connecting rod is 17.2 cm and the engine is square. The
combustion ends at 20 after TDC.
Determine:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

The cylinder bore and stroke length; B= 8.6 cm, L = 8.6 cm

The average piston speed; 8.6 m/s
The clearance volume of the cylinder; 62.5 cm
The distance piston travels from TDC at the end of combustion : 21.18 cm
The volume in the combustion chamber at the end of combustion: 81.1 cm