1. The power output of an IC engine is measured by a rope brake dynamometer.

The
diameter of the brake pulley is 700 mm and the rope diameter is 25 mm. The load on
the light side of the rope is 50 kg and spring balance reads 50 N. The engine running
at 900 rpm consumes fuel of calorific value 44000 kJ/kg, at a rate of 4 kg/h. Calculate
brake specific fuel consumption and brake thermal efficiency.
2. 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, (ii) The brake mean effective
pressure, (iii) Brake thermal efficiency if the calorific value of the fuel is 44000 kJ/kg
and (iv) The relative efficiency on a brake power basis assuming the engine works on
the constant volume cycle 𝛾 = 1.4 for air.
3. 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 the fuel consumption in kg/hr. and the brake mean effective pressure.
4. The following readings were taken during the test of a single cylinder four stroke oil
engine. Cylinder diameter is 280 mm, stroke length 420 mm, mean effective pressure
7 bar, net load on the engine 110 kg, engine speed 300 rpm, mean diameter of the brake
pulley 1.6 m, mass of fuel consumed 12 kg/h, calorific value of fuel 44000 kJ/kg,
compression ratio 6. Calculate indicated power, brake power, mechanical efficiency,
indicated thermal efficiency and relative efficiency based on indicated power.
5. A 4-cylinder four-stroke petrol engine develops 14.7 kW at 1000 r.p.m. The mean
effective pressure is 5.5 bar, Calculate the bore and stroke of the engine, if the length
of stroke is 1.5 times the bore.
6. A petrol engine working on four strokes develops a brake power of 22 kW. A Morse
test was conducted on this engine and the brake power (kW) obtained when each
cylinder was made inoperative by short circuiting the spark plug are 15.9, 15.3, 15.8
and 15.5 respectively. The test was conducted on constant speed. Find the indicated
power, frictional power, mechanical efficiency and bmep when all cylinders are firing.
The bore of the engine is 80 mm and the stroke is 95 mm. The engine is running at
3000 rpm.

𝐵𝑃
𝐵𝑀𝐸𝑃 =
𝑉𝑠̇
𝜋 𝑁
𝑉𝑠̇ =× 𝐷2 × 𝐿 × ×𝑘
4 2 × 60
𝜋 3000
= × 0.082 × 0.095 × ×4
4 2 × 60
= 0.04775 𝑚3 ⁄𝑠
22
𝐵𝑀𝐸𝑃 = = 460 𝑘𝑃𝑎
0.04775
7. In a test of a 4-cylinder, 4 stroke engine 75mm bore and 100 mm stroke, the following
results were obtained at full throttle at a particular constant speed and with fixed setting
of fuel supply of 6.0 kg/h.
B.P. with all cylinder working = 15.6 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 1 cut out = 11.1 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 2 cut out = 11.03 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 3cut out = 10.88 kW
B.P. with cylinder no. 4 cut out = 10.66 kW
If the calorific value of the fuel is 83600 kJ/kg and clearance volume is 0.0001 m3,
Calculate: (i) Mechanical efficiency, (ii) Indicated thermal efficiency, and (iii) Air
standard efficiency.
8. A single cylinder four stroke diesel engine running at 1800 rpm has a bore of 85 mm
and a stroke of 110 mm. It takes 0.56 kg of air per minute and develops a brake power
of 6 kW while the air – fuel ratio is 20:1. The calorific value of the fuel used is
42550 kJ/kg and the ambient air density is 1.18kg/m3. Calculate volumetric efficiency
and BSFC.
9. A six cylinder 4S SI engine having a piston displacement of 700 cm 3 per cylinder,
develops 78 kW brake power at 3200 rpm and consumed 27 kg of petrol per hour.
The CV of petrol is 44 MJ/kg. Estimate:
a) The volumetric efficiency of the engine if the air – fule ratio is 12 and
intake air is at 0.9 bar, 32°C,
b) Brake thermal efficiency
c) Brake troque
10.A 2 cylinder CI engine with a compression ratio 13:1 and a cylinder bore of 200 mm
and stroke of 250 mm. The engine consumes 14 kg/h of fuel while running at 300
rpm. The relative efficiency (based on IP) and mechanical efficiency of engine are
65% and 76% respectively. The fuel injection is effected upto 5 % of stroke. CV of
fuel is 41800 kJ/kg, calculate the mean effective pressure (MEP).
11.During a trial of a single cylinder oil engine working on dual cycle, the following
observations were made:Compression ratio = 15, Oil consumption 10.2 kg/h,
Calorific value of fuel= 43890 kJ/kg
Air consumption = 3.8 kg/min Speed = 1900 r.p.m. Torque on the brake drum =
186 N-m
Quantity of cooling water used = 15.5 kg/min, Temperature rise of cooling
water = 36°C,
Exhaust gas temperature = 410°C, Room temperature = 20°C, CP for exhaust
gases 1.17 kJ/kg K
Calculate: (i) Brake power,
(ii) Brake specific fuel consumption, and
(iii) Brake thermal efficiency.
(iv) Also draw heat balance sheet on minute basis.
12. The following observations were recorded during a trial on a 4-stroke diesel
engine :
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 = 65.8°C, Temperature of exhaust gas = 400°C,
Room temperature = 20.8°C, Specific heat of water = 4.19 kJ/kg·K, Specific heat of exhaust
gas = 1.25 kJ/kg·K