Time 10, uw AT1308 B.E. B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, APRIL 2013. AUTOMOTIVE POLLUTION AND CONTROL 8 hours Maximum : 100 marks PART A— (10 x 2= 20 marks) Answer ALL questions. All questions carry equal marks. What are the main pollutants emitted by petrol engines? ed by exhaust emissions? What are the major problem's crea What do you mean by incomplete combustion? What are non-exhaust emissions? What do you mean by emission standards? How smoke is formed in CI engine combustion process? What do you mean by secondary air injection? Name the various catalyst materials used in catalytic converters. What are driving cycles? What is SHED test. PART B— (6 x 16 = 80 marks) Answer ALL choosing either (a) or (b) of each question. Alll questions carry equal marks. (a) Discuss in detail the various effects of automobile emissions on human health and environment. (16) Or (>) (i) What is global warming? Explain how the automotive pollutants increase the global warming Gi) Explain how the transient operation affects the emission of pollutants from automobiles. (8) 1190612. (a) ® 13, (a) © 14. (a) (b) 15. (a) b) 11906 (@® What are the causes for hydrocarbon emissions for SI engines? Explain them briefly. ao) (ii) Explain briefly the evaporative emission control technique. @ Or @ Explain the various effects of design and operating variables on emission and operating variables on emission formation in SI engines. (10) (ii) Give a brief account of emissions from two stroke engines. 6) (@ Explain the mechanism of NOx formation in CI engines. (ao) (ii) Describe briefly how particulate emissions are formed. © Or (@ Explain the formation of CO pollutant during combustion process. What are the effects of carbon monoxide on human health? —_(10) (ii) What do you understand by noise pollution? How it is measured? (6) What are catalytic converters? Explain the construction and working of 3-way catalytic converter. (16) Or What do you understand by the term EGR? Explain with suitable * diagram how EGR reduces NOx emission. Also discuss the optimum, percentage of exhaust gas to be recirculated. With the help of neat sketch explain the functioning of NDIR analyser. (16) Or (Describe a smoke meter for smoke measiirement. (10) (ii) Write a brief note on chassis dynamometers. ©