UNIT I

Part A

1. What is steady running
2. What is Transient operation
3. What is back firing
4. Define idling in an engine
5. What is the effect of inlet and exhaust pressure on mixture requirements
6. What are the factors that influence carburetion
7. What are the essential features of a carburetor
8. What is pre ignition
9. What are the effects of pre ignition
10. What are the effects of knock in SI engines
11. Name some types of combustion chambers in SI engines
12. Write a short notes on T- head combustion chamber
13. What are the various additives used to suppress knock in SI engines
14. Why rich mixture is required for idling
15. What is stoichiometric air fuel ratio
16. What are different air fuel mixtures on which an engine can operate
17. How can the location of the spark plug influence knocking tendency
18. What is delay period and what are the factors that affect the delay period?
19. Write any four factors that affect the process of combustion
20. What is a homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture?
21. What is meant by Carburetion?
22. What are the functions of a carburettor?
23. What is ignition lag
24. What is period of afterburning in SI engines
25. What are the variables that affect ignition lag
26. What is the effect of inlet temp and pressure on ignition lag
27. What is the effect of fuel - air ratio on flame propagation
28. What is the effect of compression ratio on flame propagation
29. Write short notes on effect of turbulence on flame propagation
30. What are the engine variables that effect Knock in SI engines.
31. How spark advance effects knock in SI engines
32. Write any four methods of controlling knock
33. What are the methods of detecting knock
34. What are the basic requirements of a good combustion chamber
35. Write short notes on Side Valve(I-Head) combustion chambers
36. Write short notes on Over head valve combustion chamber
37. What are the basic types of carburettor
38. What are the drawbacks of a simple carburettor


Part B
1. Discuss the design criteria for a S.I engine combustion chamber
2. Explain with figures various types of combustion chambers used in SI
engines.
3. Explain the effect of various engine variables on SI engine Knock
4. Explain the phenomenon of knock in SI engines.what are the factors which
influence the knock.describe the methods used to supress it.
5. Explain the fuel/air mixture requirements for an engine based on various
speeds.
6. With the help of neat sketch explain the working principle of a simple
carburettor
7. Explain the following related to SI engines:
i)Pre ignition
ii)Auto ignition
iii)Knock
8. What is Ignition Lag ?Discuss the effect of engine variables on ignition lag
9. Discuss the effect of the following engine variables on flame propagation :
a) Fuel - air ratio
b) Compression ratio
c) engine load
d) turbulence
e) engine speed
10. Discuss the ill effects of detonation
11. Explain the two theories of detonation
12. Explain the phenomenon of pre-ignition? How pre ignition leads to detonation