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The cetane (C
16
H
34
) which is a straight chain paraffin is assigned a cetane number of
Options
A. 0
B. 50
C. 100
D. 120
Correct Answer
100
IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants problems
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1. Which of the following statement is correct regarding petrol engines?
Options
A. A fine fuel spray mixed with air is ignited by the heat of compression which is at a high pressure.
B. The fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with necessary amount of air and the mixture in ignited with the help of a spark plug.
C. The fuel is first evaporated after passing through a carburettor and is mixed with air before ignition.
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: The fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with necessary amount of air and the mixture in ignited with the help of a spark plug.
2. The function of a distributor in a coil ignition system of I.C. engines is
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A. to distribute spark
B. to distribute power
C. to distribute current
D. to time the spark
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Correct Answer: to time the spark
3. The knocking tendency in spark ignition engines can be decreased by adding dopes like tetra ethyle lead and ethylene dibromide.
Options
A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
4. The increase of efficiency of a compression ignition engine, as the load decreases, is due to
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A. higher maximum temperature
B. qualitative governing
C. quantitative governing
D. hit and miss governing
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Correct Answer: qualitative governing
5. A mixture containing 65% of iso-octane and 35% of normal heptane will have
Options
A. cetane number 65
B. octane number 65
C. qetane number 35
D. octane number 35
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Correct Answer: octane number 65
6. The control rods in the control system of nuclear reactors are used to
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A. absorb excess neutrons
B. control fuel consumption
C. control temperature
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: absorb excess neutrons
7. In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a
Options
A. haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber
B. rotary motion of the gases in the chamber
C. radial motion of the gases in the chamber
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: rotary motion of the gases in the chamber
8. Supercharging __________ the power developed by the engine.
Options
A. has no effect on
B. increases
C. decreases
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Correct Answer: increases
9. Which of the following statement is wrong?
Options
A. In compression ignition engines, detonation occurs near the beginning of combustion.
B. Since the fuel, in compression ignition engines, is injected at the end of compression stroke, therefore, there will be no pre-ignition.
C. To eliminate knock in compression ignition engines, we want to achieve auto-ignition not early and desire a long delay period.
D. In compression ignition engines, because of hetrogeneous mixture, the rate of pressure rise is comparatively lower.
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Correct Answer: To eliminate knock in compression ignition engines, we want to achieve auto-ignition not early and desire a long delay period.
10. The running cost of a petrol engine is __________ than that of a diesel engine.
Options
A. higher
B. lower
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Correct Answer: higher
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