logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Mechanical Engineering IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants Comments

  • Question
  • The ratio of the work obtained at the crankshaft in a given time to the energy supplied during the same time is called


  • Options
  • A. mechanical efficiency
  • B. overall efficiency
  • C. indicated thermal efficiency
  • D. volumetric efficiency

  • Correct Answer
  • overall efficiency 


  • IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants problems


    Search Results


    • 1. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the compression

    • Options
    • A. starts at 40° after bottom dead centre and ends at 10° before top dead centre
    • B. starts at 40° before top dead centre and ends at 40° after top dead centre
    • C. starts at top dead centre and ends at 40° before bottom dead centre
    • D. may start and end anywhere
    • Discuss
    • 2. The air standard efficiency ofan I.C. engine is given by (where r = Compression ratio, and ? = Ratio of specific heats)

    • Options
    • A. 1 - r? - 1
    • B. 1 + r? - 1
    • C.
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. The octane number of petrol, generally available, is

    • Options
    • A. 20 to 40
    • B. 40 to 60
    • C. 60 to 80
    • D. 80 to 100
    • Discuss
    • 4. The cetane number of diesel oil, generally available, is

    • Options
    • A. 20 to 25
    • B. 25 to 30
    • C. 30 to 40
    • D. 40 to 55
    • Discuss
    • 5. Materials which make good moderators do not make good reflectors.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 6. Plutonium (Pu239) is produced

    • Options
    • A. artificially
    • B. by fission of Th232
    • C. when U238 is irradiated by neutrons
    • D. as basic raw material
    • Discuss
    • 7. The thermal efficiency of petrol and gas engines is about

    • Options
    • A. 15%
    • B. 30%
    • C. 50%
    • D. 70%
    • Discuss
    • 8. A fission chain reaction in uranium can be developed

    • Options
    • A. by increasing the contents of U235
    • B. by slowing down fast neutrons so that U235 fission continues by slow neutron
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. The normal heptane (C7H16) is given a rating of __________ octane number.

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 50
    • C. 100
    • D. 120
    • Discuss
    • 10. The knocking in diesel engines may be prevented by

    • Options
    • A. reducing the delay period
    • B. raising the compression ratio
    • C. increasing the inlet pressure of air
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment