INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Fig. Internal Combustion Petrol Engine QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS Define supercharging in IC Engines. A supercharger is a compressor which compresses air 6 to 8 psi above atmospheric pressure. This gives more oxygen for better burning of fuel. Thus engine produces more power. Supercharger gets power from the IC engine crankshaft through a…
TESTING OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES CLASS NOTES The testing is to verify the designed data. It gives the information for the developed engine (i) To get and know information which is not possible by calculations (ii) To confirm the validity of the data and assumptions used in design (iii) To satisfy the customer…
HISTORY & BASICS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ICE concept started 150 years earlier. Engine creator—Etienne Lenoir in 1859. ICE Modern engine creator Siegfried Marcus in 1864, Power producing capacity 5 W to 100000 kW. It is a heat engine. Input is heat. Motion / work / electricity is the output. In this, combustion of…
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE TROUBLE SHOOTING The internal combustion (I C) engines are common in every vehicle. There are numerous troubles associated with it. Many troubles Overcome many troubles by learning properly the starting and operating the engine. It is prescribed in the manufacturer catalog. Experience is the best teacher to sense the trouble. Take appropriate…
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE QUESTION ANSWERS DEFINE KNOCKING Knocking is sudden rise of pressure and temperature . It releases of large quantity of heat due to abnormal burning of the fuel. This knocking adversely decreases the thermal efficiency and life of the engine. The process of knocking in diesel engines is similar to detonation in petrol…