THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING

MEX4232 AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
ASSIGNMENT 01


INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Answer all questions
(2) Do not directly copy from the lesson materials. If you do so you will
(3) Write your registration number clearly on your answer script
(4) Submit your assignments as stipulated in the specimen format for the tutor marked assignment.
(5) Send your answer scripts under registered cover to the address given below
assignment box available at the

THE COURSE COO
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA
P.O. BOX 21, NAWALA, NUGEGODA.


(6) Last date of submission 17
(7) No late submission will be accepted
(8) Print outs will not be accepted


Question 01
a) Explain the Operating principle of two stroke SI engine with a neat sketch.

b) Explain the Operating principle of two stroke SI en

c) Most of the countries have banned the manufacture and import of two stroke engines equipped vehicles.
What could be the reasons for this situation?

d) With aid of sketches, explain the construction and the operating
type ignition system and the distributor less transistor ignition system.

e) Discuss the disadvantages of the conventional ignition system over the transistor ignition system.



THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
4
Do not directly copy from the lesson materials. If you do so you will be given negative marks.
Write your registration number clearly on your answer script
Submit your assignments as stipulated in the specimen format for the tutor marked assignment.
Send your answer scripts under registered cover to the address given below
assignment box available at the Research lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
THE COURSE COORDINATORMEX4232
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA
P.O. BOX 21, NAWALA, NUGEGODA.
17
th
of January 2014
No late submission will be accepted
Print outs will not be accepted
Explain the Operating principle of two stroke SI engine with a neat sketch.
Explain the Operating principle of two stroke SI engine with a neat sketch.
Most of the countries have banned the manufacture and import of two stroke engines equipped vehicles.
What could be the reasons for this situation? Explain.
With aid of sketches, explain the construction and the operating principle of the conventional distributor
type ignition system and the distributor less transistor ignition system.
Discuss the disadvantages of the conventional ignition system over the transistor ignition system.
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be given negative marks.
Submit your assignments as stipulated in the specimen format for the tutor marked assignment.
Send your answer scripts under registered cover to the address given below or put it into the
Research lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Most of the countries have banned the manufacture and import of two stroke engines equipped vehicles.
principle of the conventional distributor
Discuss the disadvantages of the conventional ignition system over the transistor ignition system.

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Question 02
a) Explain the following terms
i. Indicator power
ii. Indicated mean effective pressure
iii. Indicated thermal efficiency
iv. Brake power
v. Brake mean effective pressure
vi. Brake thermal efficiency
vii. Volumetric efficiency
viii. Specific fuel consumption

b) 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
iv. The relative efficiency on a brake power basis assuming the engine works on the
constant volume cycle = 1.4 for air.

Question 03
a) Explain the followings with neat sketches.
i. Direction injection fuel system
ii. Indirect injection fuel system

b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of above two systems

c) Some mechanics tend to remove the thermostat valve when there is an overheating problem in the
vehicles cooling system. Explain the implication of removal of the thermostat valve?

d) Write short notes on the followings:
i. Valve timing of an engine
ii. Valve toss
iii. Morse test

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Question 04
a) Two lines of reciprocating masses at A and B are to balanced for PRIMARY forces and couples by two
lines of reciprocating points at C and D as shown in the Fig Q4 . Mass at A (M
A
) is 0.5 kg and mass at B
(M
B
) is 0.75 kg. The crank B is rotated 70
0
relative to A. Determine the mass at C (M
C
) and mass at D
(M
D
) and the angle of their cranks. All the crank radii are the same.
M
A
M
B
70
M
A
0.2 m 0.5 m 0.3 m
M
B
A B
D
C

b) Describe the purpose of the lubricating oil for a vehicle and what are the properties should lubricating
oil have?

c) What is Sludge Formation in an engine and describe how to prevent the Sludge Formation.

d) Describe the construction and the operating principle of the following two filtering methods with neat
sketches.
i. Full flow type
ii. By-pass type









Fig. Q4

Question 05
a) Tabulate the sequence of operations of six
operates on a four stroke cycle. The firing order of the engine is 1



e) Following observations were recorded during a testing of compression ratio of a four stroke gasoline
engine.
Nature of the piston
Bore diameter
Stroke
Thickness of the gasket
Bore diameter of the gasket
Cylinder head chamber volume
Piston dished volume
Piston head protrusion
Calculate the compression ratio of a cylinder

Tabulate the sequence of operations of six cylinders, V configuration engine shown in the Fig Q5.
operates on a four stroke cycle. The firing order of the engine is 1-5-6-4-3-2.

Following observations were recorded during a testing of compression ratio of a four stroke gasoline
Nature of the piston = Dished
= 77.5 mm
= 80 mm
Thickness of the gasket = 1.15 mm
Bore diameter of the gasket = 78.1 mm
Cylinder head chamber volume = 37 ml
Piston dished volume = 5.9
Piston head protrusion = 0.05 mm
Calculate the compression ratio of a cylinder.
1,2,3
1
3
5
Fig. Q5
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, V configuration engine shown in the Fig Q5.

Following observations were recorded during a testing of compression ratio of a four stroke gasoline
1,2,3
4,5,6
60
0

4
2
6