DIESEL FUEL SYSTEM – ELECTRONICS

Formative Exam
TOPIC 1 - REVISED ENGINE PRINCIPLES
1) What piston stroke when the piston moves down and allows a fresh charge of air into the
cylinder.
a. Induction c. compression
b. Power d. Exhaust
2) A force on the top of the piston, forcing it down the cylinder.
a. Compression pressure c. Combustion pressure
b. Exhaust back pressure d. Boost pressure
3) In a four stroke engine, the power stroke, per cylinder, occurs every _________ crankshaft
revolutions.
a. One c. four
b. Two d. three
4) Two stroke cycle engine completes how many degrees of crankshaft revolution to complete one
cycle.
a. 720˚ c. 180˚
b. 90˚ d. 360˚
5) What is the cycle of events in a four stroke cycle engine?
a. Intake, power, compression, exhaust
b. Intake, exhaust, power, compression
c. Intake, compression, power, exhaust
d. Intake, compression, exhaust, power
6) The rapid removal of burnt gases from the cylinder.
a. Scavenging c. Exhaust
b. Charging d. swirling
7) Is a mechanically driven air pump that must be fitted to all two stroke diesel engines
a. Turbocharger c. Blower
b. Supercharger d. pump
8) This is a scavenging method in which air enters one end of the cylinder and exhaust leaves the
opposite end.
a. Uniflow c. Pre-combustion
b. Fuel charge d. point of injection
9) In a diesel engine, the fuel is injected
a. During induction c. at top dead center
b. End compression d. anytime
10) In a gasoline engine fuel is launched (mixed) into the cylinder via
a. Combustion chamber c. Pre-combustion chamber
b. Float bowl d. carburetor
11) Is a comparison of the volume of air in the cylinder when the piston is at BDC, to the volume of
air present in the cylinder when the piston is at TDC.
a. Compression Ratio c. compression pressure
b. Compression temperature d. ignition timing
12) The fuel charge, which is injected into the cylinder of a diesel engine, is ignited by
a. Electric spark c. heat of compression
b. Combustion pressure d. Air-Fuel mixture

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 13) It indicates how effectively it converts the chemical energy of the fuel supplied into useful
power.
a. Volumetric Efficiency c. engine efficiency
b. Thermal efficiency d. Ignition timing
14) In a diesel engine, varying the amount of fuel injected into a fully charged cylinder of
compressed air controls the
a. speed and power c. volume of both FUEL and AIR
b. Compression temperature d. fuel charge
15) This chamber is generally molded into the cylinder head, is spherical in shape and is connected
to the main cylinder by an inclined passage.
a. Direct injection c. Swirl
b. Pre-combustion chamber d. Open chamber
16) The right amount of fuel must be injected at the appropriate point in the compression stroke, so
that it burns completely
a. Burn window c. point of injection
b. Duration d. injection concept
17) This is the starting point of injection
a. Duration c. burn window
b. Timing d. combustion
18) This is the RPM at which the engine is operating under full load and the governor flyweights and
springs are stabilized to provide a constant RPM.
a. Low idle speed c. high idle speed
b. Overspeed d. rated speed
19) Is the movement of the compressed air within the combustion chamber to ensure a thorough
mixing of the atomized fuel and air to enable complete burning of the fuel.
a. Squish Effect c. Diesel Knock
b. Self-Ignition d. turbulence
20) is the metallic-like noise that occurs in diesel engines, particularly in the low speed range and
idle. The sound is caused by the rapid pressure rise, which results from the uncontrolled
combustion phase.
a. Diesel Knock c. uncontrolled combustion
b. Delay period d. Lug
21) the RPM is forced to exceed the high idle RPM
a. Low idle speed c. high idle speed
b. Over speed d. rated speed
22) is the maximum RPM the engine is allowed to run under no load
a. Low idle speed c. high idle speed
b. Over speed d. rated speed
23) High thermal efficiency, Good fuel economy , Easy cold starting are the characteristics of
a. Direct injection c. Pre-combustion
b. Swirl chamber d. Direct & Pre-combustion
24) The temperature attained by the air, when compressed in the cylinder of an Internal
Combustion engine, on the compression stroke.
a. Compression temperature c. combustion temperature
b. Exhaust temperature d. intake air temperature
25) Which Internal combustion engine has the highest Thermal Efficiency?
a. Gasoline Engine c. Diesel Engine
b. Both IC Engine d. none

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 1. Induction
2. Combustion pressure
3. Two
4. 360
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. A
24. A
25. C

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