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THERMAL ENGINEERING – I
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UNIT – 1
1. Why the actual cycle efficiency is much lower than the air standard cycle
efficiency?
2. What is heat loss factor? What is it contribution compare to the other bases?
3. Explain in detail about exhaust blow-down and loss due to gas exchange
process?
4. Describe diesel gas power cycle with the help of P-V and T-S diagram. Derive
an expression for its air standard efficiency?
5. Derive an expression for the efficiency of a dual cycle?
6. An air standard cycle has compression ratio of 15 and cut-off ratio of 2 inlet
pressure and temperature are 150 kpa and 350 k. determine heat added per Kg.
7. Calculate the % loss in the ideal efficiency of a diesel engine with
compression ratio 12, if the fuel cutoff is delayed from 6% to 10%?

UNIT -2
1. Illustrate the constructional details of an I.C engine. Explain briefly about the
important components and its materials?
2. Describe the working of crank case scavenged two stroke engine skatches?
3. Explain fuel supply system in S.I engine?
4. Draw a neat sketch of fuel pump for C.I engine and explain?
5. Differentiate between magneto ignition system with battery coil ignition
system?
6. What are the various components to be lubricated in an engine?
7. Explain the principle of Wankel engine?

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UNIT – 3
1. Explain different stages of combustion in S.I engine along with p-ϴ diagram?
2. Explain the phenomenon of pre-ignition. How pre-ignition leads to detonation
and vice versa?
3. Explain briefly the effect of different factors on knock in S.I engine?
4. Explain the stages of combustion in C.I engine with the help of suitable
sketches?
5. What is meant by delayed period? Discuss the variable affecting the delay
period?
6. Explain ‘Air-cell’ combustion chamber and list its advantages?
7. What is cetane number? Explain how CI engine fuels are rated?

UNIT – 4
1. What is the significance of stroke to bore ratio on I.C engine performance?
Explain?
2. A four cylinder two stroke petrol engine, 75mm bore by 90mm stroke,
operates on the constant volume cycle and has a compression ratio 6:1,the
efficiency ratio being 55%. Calculate the thermal efficiency. When it runs at
40 RPS it develops a bmep of 360 kpa and uses 9.2 kg of fuel per hour of CV
44000 kJ/kg. calculate the brake thermal efficiency ,the mechanical efficiency
and the indicated specific fuel consumption in kg/kWh.
3. Enumerate the various engine efficiencies, explain?
4. The power of six cylinder four stroke engine direct injection oil engine is
absorbed by a water brake for which B.P= W N/20,000, where W is brake
load in newton and N is speed in rpm. The air consumption was measured by
an air box sharp edged orifice systems. The bore is 95mm, stroke 120mm,
speed 2400 rpm, orifice diameter 30mm, orifice coefficient of discharge 0.6,
C/H ratio by mass in fuel 83/17, brake load 550 N, fuel density 00.831 kg/m3.
Calculate BMEP, torque,BSFC and volumetric efficiency. Assume any
missing suitably?
5. Explain the significance of the following tests,
(i). motoring test
(ii). Morse test
(iii). Retardation test.

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6. Define specific fuel consumption?
7. List the various methods for measuring friction power of an engine?
UNIT – 5
1. Compare the differentiate among the fan, blower and compressor?
2. Draw the T-S diagram for the multi stage compression and show the work
saving during the compression in comparison with single stage reciprocating
air compression?
3. Explain how intercooling reduce work input to the compressor?
4. Derive an expression for the optimums inter cooling pressure for two stages
reciprocating air compressors with perfect inter cooling?
5. Derive an expression for work done when compression is isothermal for a
single stage reciprocating air compressor?
6. A single stage double reciprocating air compressor is driven by a 39 KW
electric motor with a transmission efficiency of 95%. Air is drawn in at 0.98
bar and 288 k and compressed according to the law pv1.2 =c to 5.8 bar. The
compressor runs at 100 rpm with a piston speed of 151.15 m/s.
7. State the conditions which lower volumetric efficiency?

UNIT – 6
1. Explain the working principle of Roots blower with suitable diagram?
2. What is positive displacement compressor? Explain the working principle of
vanes sealed compressor?
3. A rotary air compressor working between 1 bar and 2.5 bar has internal and
external diameters of impeller as 300 mm and 600mm respectively. The vane
angle at inlet and outlet are 300C and 450C respectively. If the air enters the
impeller at 15 m/s. find (a). speed of impeller
(b).work done by the compressor per kg of air.
4.A centrifugal air compressor having isentropic efficiency of 70% receive air at
170C.if the outer diameter of the blade tip is 1m. and the compressor runs at
5000 rpm find;
(i). the temperature rise of the air
(ii). The static pressure ratio.

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5.Define the term slip factor and power input factor with respect to the centrifugal
compressor. Explain them.
6. draw inlet and outlet velocity triangles of an axial flow compressors?
7. An axial flow compressor compresses air from an inlet conditions of 1 bar and
290 k to a delivery pressure of 5 bar with an overall isentropic efficiency of 87 %.
The degree of reaction is 0.5 and the blade angles at inlet and outlet are 44 0 and 130
respectively. The mean blade speed and axial velocity are constant throughout the
compressor. Assuming the blade velocity of 180 m/s and workdone factor 0.85.
calculate the number of stages?

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