1) Torque is a good indicator of an engine`s ability to do work.

2) Pump work is found at the lower loop of the indicator diagram of a typical SI Engine.
3) Work, Torque and power are the mechanical output parameters of a reciprocating
internal combustion engine.
4) Lean fuel mixture means more air and less fuel.
5) Engines with superchargers or turbo chargers can have intake pressure greater than
exhaust pressure giving positive pump work.
6) Modern automobile engines range from 50-300 Hp
7) An engine is said to be square if B=S.
8) Some small modern vehicles get fuel economy as high as 60 mpg.
9) Work is the output of any heat engine.
10) At low engine speed, the longer time per cycle allows more heat loss and fuel
consumption goes up.
11) 4 stroke engine cycle needs 2 complete revolutions to complete 1 whole cycle.
12) At low speed, torque increases as engine speed increases.
13) Brake work accounts for the mechanical friction and parasitic loads of the engine.
14) Brake specific fuel consumption is the rate of fuel flow into the engine with respect to
the brake power.
15) Mean effective pressure has values range from 700-900 kPa for Naturally aspirated CI
Engines.
16) Indicated work is the work inside the combustion chamber.
17) Typical values for displacement of an average modern automobile is about 2-3 L.
18) The compression ratio range used for modern spark ignition engines is from 8 to 11.
19) ump work absorbs work from the engine.
20) Average piston speeds for all engines are normally on the range of 5 to 15 m/s.
21) ery large engines with bore sizes 0.5m typically operate in 200-400 RPM.
22) A major goal in the design of a modern automobile engine is to flatten the torque vs.
speed curve.
23) Atmospheric conditions for temperature is at 25⁰C.
24) Active noise abatement is accomplished by generating antinoise to cancel out engine or
exhaust noise.
25) Air-fuel ratio less than 6 is too rich.
26) etting the relatively small volume of liquid fuel into the cylinder is much easier than
getting the large volume of gaseous air needed to react with the fuel.
27) Four main engine exhaust emissions which must be controlled are Nitrogen oxide,
Carbon monoxide, Hydrocarbons, and solid particulates.
28) Prony brake absorb mechanical friction to measure torque and speed of an engine.
29) Superchargers add friction work to the engine
30) Compression ratios were in a decline during the 1970s due to the 1973 oil embargo.
31) Minimum cylinder Volume occurs when the piston is at TDC.
32) Displacement volume is the volume displaced by the piston as it travels from BDC to
TDC.
33) High performance automobile engines have average piston speeds of 15m/s.
34) Hydraulics are often used in semi-active noise abatement systems.
35) Air, Fuel and combustion, efficiencies and emission requirements of engine exhaust are
the Input requirements of a reciprocating internal combustion engine.
36) Typical Values for displacement for small model airplanes is 0.1 cm3.
37) Work is done when force is applied, there is a displacement of the point of application
in the direction of the force.
38) Rich fuel mixture means more fuel and less air.
39) Reducing engine noise and exhaust noise can be done in three ways, namely, passive,
semi-active and active.
40) Sometimes the air density is evaluated at conditions in the intake manifold immediately
before it enters the cylinder.
41) Mechanical efficiency is the ratio of brake work at the crankshaft to the indicated work
in the combustion chamber.
42) Compression Ignition engines generally have greater torque than spark ignition engines.
43) Passive noise abatement is more effective at higher frequency.
44) Specific engine weight is the ratio of an engine`s weight to its power.
45) Model airplane engines with bore sizes on the order of 1cm operate at speeds of 12,000
RPM and higher.
46) Specific fuel consumption is the rate of fuel flow into the engine with respect to the
engine power.
47) A rapid rise in compression ratios occurred during the 1950s when muscle cars became
popular.
48) Energy input to an engine comes from the combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel. Air is used
to supply the oxygen needed for this chemical reaction.
49) A strong inverse correlation exists between engine size and operating speed.
50) Modern midsize aerodynamic automobile only requires 7-8 Hp to cruise 55 mph on
level roadway.
51) Electric dynamometer is one of the best types of dynamometers.
52) In semi active noise abatement, hydraulic mounts and dampers are attached to the
engine to reduce vibration.
53) An indicator diagram plots cylinder pressure as a function of combustion chamber
volume over a complete cycle.
54) An engine is said to be over square if B>S.
55) The lower loop of a typical SI indicator diagram increases in loop size as the engine is
operated from part throttle to wide open throttle.
56) Dynamometers are used to measure torque and power over the engine operating
ranges of speed and load
57) Very large engines have long strokes with stroke-to-bore ratios as high as 4:1.
58) Eddy current dynamometers use a disk, driven by the engine being tested rotating in a
magnetic field of controlled strength.
59) R is the ratio of connecting rod length to crank offset.
60) Gross Indicated work is found at the upper loop of the indicator diagram of a typical SI
engine and consists of compression and power strokes where output work is generated.
61) Pressure from the expanding combustion gases force the piston to move down.
62) Minimum cylinder volume is also called the clearance volume.
63) Maximum brake torque speed is the point of maximum torque
64) Friction power can be measured by motoring the engine.
65) Mean effective pressure has values range from 850 to 1050 kPa for Naturally aspirated
SI Engines.
66) The ideal stoichiometric AF for many gasoline type hydrocarbon fuels is very close to
15:1.
67) An engine is said to be undersquare if B<S.
68) For transportation vehicles it is common to use fuel economy in terms of distance
traveled per unit of fuel.
69) Displacement Volume may also be called as Swept Volume.
70) Thermal efficiency is sometimes called enthalpy efficiency.
71) It is convenient to analyze engine cycles per unit mass of gas since engines are often
multi-cylinder.
72) assive noise abatement makes use of ribs and stiffeners, composite materials and
sandwich construction.
73) Mean effective pressure has values range from 1000 to 1200 kPa for Turbocharged CI
Engines.
74) Large diesel engines have average piston speeds of 5 m/s.
75) Torque is force acting at a moment distance
76) 2 stroke engine cycle needs 1 complete revolution to complete 1 whole cycle.
77) Early indicator diagrams are generated by mechanical plotters linked directly to the
engine.
78) More air means more fuel can be burned and more energy can be converted to output
power.
79) Atmospheric conditions for air is at 101 kPa.
80) Two common methods of measuring the amounts of pollutants are specific emissions
and Emissions index.
81) No automobile were manufactured during 1942-1945 when production was converted
to war vehicles during World War II.
82) The conditions in the intake manifold just before air enters the cylinder is usually hotter
and at lower pressure than atmospheric.
83) The Christie race car had a V4 Engine 46L displacement.
84) Modern automobiles are designed to be slightly undersquare or oversquare.
85) Combustion efficiency is to account for the fraction of fuel which burns.
86) Brake work is the actual work available at the crankshaft.
87) Power is the rate of work of the engine.
88) Anti-noise is done by sensing the noise with a receiver, analyzing the frequency of the
noise, and then generating noise of equal frequency
89) Stoichiometric Air-Fuel ratio is the theoretical amount of air needed to completely burn
the fuel.
90) Typical Values for displacement for large automobiles range up to 8L.
91) Gross Work is the output of an engine with fan and exhaust system removed.
92) Mean effective Pressure is a good parameter to compare engines.
93) air-fuel ratio greater than 19 is too lean.
94) Oil pump, supercharger, air conditioner compressor and alternator are examples of
parasitic loads.
95) Most automobiles in the 1970s have fuel economy less than 15 mpg using gasoline.
96) Fuel consumption increases at high speed due to greater friction losses.

97) Net Work is the output of an engine with all components.

98) Hydraulic dynamometers absorb engine energy in water or oil pumped through orifices
or dissipated with viscous losses In a rotor-stator combination
99) Brake specific fuel consumption generally decreases with engine size.
100) Pump work is negative for naturally aspirated engines