JSPM’s

JAYAWANTRAO SAWANT POLYTECHNIC,

Handewadi Road, Hadapsar, Pune-28
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Academic Year 2024-25
Unit Wise Important Question
Subject: PER Subject Code: 22562
Course & Code: ME5I Class: TYME
Semester: Fifth Name of the Faculty: Mr. Mane S.B.
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Questions Marks
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State four objectives of supercharging. OR
1. State the objectives and advantages of supercharging. 02/04

2. List the various performance parameters of I.C. engine. 02

Represent Otto cycle on P–V and T–S Diagram
3. Represent Otto Cycle and Diesel Cycle on PV and TS Diagrams. 04
Draw actual indicator diagram for 4 stroke petrol engine. OR
4. Draw the actual and theoretical indicator diagram for 4 stroke engine. State 04
the reasons of change in diagram.
Draw the neat labled valve timing diagram for four stroke petrol engine.
5. 04
Discuss in brief process of combustion in SI engines with a sketch.
6. 04
Draw inline fuel injection pump. Name different components.
7. 04
(a) Compare the SI engine with CI engine on following basis – (i) Working
8. cycle (ii) Ignition system (iii) Compression ratio (iv) Applications 04
Differentiate between two stroke and four stroke IC engine (Any four points)
9. 04
Name any four sensors used in IC Engine and state their functions.
10. 04
Explain the procedure of fault finding in two wheelers with diagnostic tool
11. 04
List diagnostic tools used in fault finding of MPFI engines.
12. 02
Represent Joules cycle on P-V & T-S diagram
13. 02
Name any four sensors used in IC engines and explain working of any one.
14. 04
List changes made by automobile manufactures in achieving BS VI norms in
15. diesel engines. 04
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Explain the methods to control the exhaust emissions of light motor vehicle
to achieve euro norms.
List the various methods to reduce the pollution in diesel engine
A two stroke cycle internal combustion engine has a mean effective pressure
of 5.8 bar. The speed of the engine is 940 rpm. If the diameter of piston and
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stroke are 120 mm and 130 mm respectively, find the indicated power
developed and piston speed.
In otto cycle compression ratio is 8. Calculate air standard efficiency. Will it
17. be grater than Carnot Cycle ? Justify your answer. 04
A four stroke engine has piston diameter of 80 mm , stroke length 200mm
and Indicated mean effective pressure 4.5 bar. Engine produces 420
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explosions per min. determine mechanical efficiency of the engine if power
available at shaft is 1.8 kw.
In an ideal Otto cycle, the air at the beginning of the isentropic compression
is at 1 bar and 150˚C. The compression ratio is 7. If the heat added during the
19. 04
constant volume process is 200 kJ/kg. Determine: (i) Maximum temperature
in the cycle (ii) Air standard efficiency.

Chap No. 02
Define the terms Swept volume and Clearance Volume for an I.C. Engine.
20. 02
State the purpose of conducting Morse test. Explain its Procedure.
21. 04
Define Indicated power & BSFC
22. 02/02
State purpose of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR).
23. Explain the working of catalytic convertor with neat sketch. 02/04
Draw a typical graph indicating changes in pollutants level (HC, CO2 & CO)
24. with respect to changes in air fuel ratio. 04
List the various methods to reduce the pollution in diesel engine.
25. 02/04
Explain with neat sketch two way catalytic converter
26. 04
List the various performance parameters of I.C. engine.
27. 02
List the polluting emissions in exhaust of I.C. engine. Explain their effect on
28. environment 04
Explain working of EGR with neat sketch.
29. 04
Explain with neat sketch the CRDI system used in diesel engine, controlled by
30. ECU. 04/04
Draw a neat sketch of common rail direct Injection (CRDI) System. Label all
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Parts.

Following observations are recorded during a trial on four stroke diesel

engine: Fuel Supplied = 0.1 kg/min, Calorific Value of fuel = 41480 kJ/kg
Engine Speed = 400 rpm, Effective diameter of brake drum = 1 m Net load on
the brake drum = 1000 N, Mass flow rate of cooling water = 10 kg/min Rise in
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cooling water Temperature = 25° C, Air Supplied = 6 kg/min Exhaust gas
temperature = 200 °C, Specific heat of water = 4.186 kJ/kg K Specific heat of
exhaust gas = 1 kJ/kg K, Room Temperature = 30 °C Prepare heat Balance
Sheet on minute basis.
A four stroke petrol engine develops 5 kW at 2000 rpm when its mean
32. effective pressure is 7.5 bar. If for the engine, L =1.25 D, Find its dimensions. 04
A single cylinder four stroke diesel engine gave the following results: Speed
of the engine: 400 rpm Load on the brake: 370 N Diameter of the brake
33. drum: 1.2 m Fuel consumption: 2.8 kg/hr Calorific value of fuel: 41800 kJ/kg 06
Cylinder diameter: 160 mm Piston stroke: 200 mm Calculate: (i) Brake Power
(ii) BSFC (iii) Brake Thermal Efficiency
A 4 cylinder, 4 stroke petrol engine has 5 cm bore and 8 cm stroke. It was
tested at constant speed. Fuel consumption was 0.13 kg/min. Spark plugs for
four cylinders were cut one after other. Brake Power was measured and was
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found as follows: When all cylinders working = 16.25 kW, first cylinder cutoff
= 11.55 kW, second cylinder cutoff = 11.65 kW, third cylinder cutoff = 11.70
kW, fourth cylinder cutoff = 11.50 kW. Find IP & Mechanical Efficiency.
In a test on single cylinder four stroke petrol engine, the following results are
obtained – Cylinder bore = 15 cm, length of stroke = 25 cm, Indicated mean
effective pressure = 7.353  105 N/cm2 , Engine speed = 400 RPM, Brake
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Torque = 225 N.m, Fuel consumption = 3 kg/sec., Calorific value of fuel =
44200 kJ/kg. Determine : (i) Mechanical efficiency (ii) Brake thermal
efficiency (iii) Specific fuel consumption of engine
In a test on 6 cylinder four stroke diesel engine following readings are
obtained-
Diameter of piston 9.5 cm, stroke length 12cm, engine speed 2400 rpm,
36. barometer reading 75 cm of Hg, orifice diameter 3cm, coefficient of 06
discharge for orifice meter is 0.6, mercury manometer reading 14.5 cm
Ambient temp 250 c find out i) Volumetric efficiency ii) Mass of air supplied to
engine.
The following observations were made while taking trial on a single cylinder
IC engine: Brake Power =45 kW, Mechanical efficiency = 80%, Brake thermal
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efficiency = 35%, calorific value of fuel = 42000 kJ/kg Determine : (i) Indicator
power (ii) Fuel Consumption

Chap No. 03
Define : (i) Free Air Delivery (FAD) (ii) Volumetric efficiency related to air
38. compressor iii) Compression ratio iii) Isothermal efficiency 02/04
Define the terms volumetric efficiency and isothermal efficiency for air
39. compressor. 02
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Give Four Classification of Air Compressor.
40. 04
Define pressure ratio in Air Compressor
41. 02
Explain working of two stage reciprocating air-compressor with P–V diagram.
OR
42. 04/06
Draw PV diagram for working of two stage reciprocating air compressor
when inter-cooling in perfect and imperfect.
State any two applications of compressed air.
43. 02
Explain working of single stage reciprocating air-compressor with neat sketch
44. 04
Describe in brief working of axial flow compressor with sketch.
45. 04
Compare the rotary compressor with reciprocating type air compressor on
46. the following basis. (i) Delivery pressure (ii) Discharge (iii) Balancing & 04
Vibration (iv) Running Speed of compressor
Compare reciprocating and rotary air compressor (at least six points).
47. 06
Single acting two stage air compressor with complete intercooling delivers 6
kg/min of air at 16 bar. Assuming an intake at 1 bar and 15C. Compression
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has index n = 1.3. Calculate : (i) Power required to drive the compressor (ii)
Isothermal efficiency (iii) Free air delivered
Reciprocating air compressor draws 6 kg of air per minute at 250˚C. It
compresses the air polytropically and delivers it at 1050˚C. Find the work
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required for the compression and air power. Also find mechanical efficiency,
if shaft power is 14 kW. Assume R = 0.287 kJ/kg K and n=3.
It is desired to compress 16 m3 of air per minute from 1 bar to 10.5 bar.
Calculate minimum power required to drive the compressor with two stage
50. compression and compare it with power required for single compressor. 06
Assume the Value of index of compression 1.35 in both cases. Also assume
the condition for maximum efficiency.
A single stage air compressor delivers air at 5 bar. Suction temperature is 20°
C. Suction pressure is 1 bar. The volume of air entering into compressor is 3
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m3/min. The index of compression is 1.2. Calculate power required and
isothermal efficiency.
A single acting two stage compressor with complete intercooling delivers 5
kg/min of air at 15 bar. The conditions at intake are 1 bar and 15C. The
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compression follow the law PV1.3 = C. Calculate the power required and the
isothermal efficiency, if the compressor run at 400 rpm speed.
A single stage single acting air compressor cylinder diameter 38cm and
stroke 20cm the clearance volume is 3.4% of the swept volume. The
compression and expansion carried out according to law PV1.3 =Constant, the
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pressure and temp of air during suction stroke are 9.6 N/cm2 & 21C and
delivers pressure is 28.84 N/cm2 speed of compressor is 150 rpm. Determine
i) Volumetric efficiency ii) FAD in m3/min iii) Indicated power.
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A single acting reciprocating air compressor has cylinder diameter and stroke
of 201 mm & 301 mm respectively. The compressor sucks air at 1 bar and 27
54. C and delivers at 8 bar while running at 101 rpm. Find indicate power of 06
compressor, mass of air delivered by compressor per minute. Compression
follows law PV1.25 = C Take R = 287 J/kg K.
A single cylinder reciprocating compressor has a bore of 120 mm and a
stroke of 150 mm and is driven at a speed of 1200 rpm. It is compressing CO2
gas from a pressure of 120 kPa and the temperature of 200˚C to a
55. temperature of 2150˚C. Assuming polytropic compression with n=1.3, no 06
clearance and volumetric efficiency of 100%, calculate (i) Pressure Ratio (ii)
Indicated Power (iii) Shaft power with mechanical efficiency 80% (iv) Mass
flow rat

Chap No. 04
Compare turbojet & turboprop engines
56. 04
State the applications of gas turbine
57. 02/04
Differentiate between open cycle and closed cycle gas turbine.
58. 04
Explain working of Turbo Prop engine with neat sketch.
59. 04
Represent Brayton cycle on P–V and T–S chart.
60. 04
Explain the working of closed cycle Gas turbine.
61. 04
Name the components used in constant pressure gas turbine
62. 02
List different liquid propellants used in rocket engines. OR
63. Draw label schematic diagram of liquid propellant system used in rockets. 02/04
List the points which differentiate this system from solid propellant system.
Explain with neat sketch the working of turbojet engine
64. 04
Classify the gas turbines on the basis of (i) Combustion Process (ii) Path of
65. working substance 02/04

Chap No. 05
Represent vapour compression refrigeration cycle with subcooling on P–h
66. and T–S chart. Explain the effect of subcooling on system performance. OR 04
Name the components in VCC
Draw the layout of ice plant. Name all important components of it and
67. explain its working in brief. 06/04
Draw the neat sketch of ice plant. Label all the components.
Explain the effect of superheating on the performance of vapour
68. compression cycle. 04
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Define DBT, WBT, Relative humidity and Specific Humidity.
69. 04
Explain the terms used in refrigeration
70. One ton of refrigeration & COP 04/02
Define COP of refrigeration unit
Define SEER & EER.
71. 02
Explain with neat sketch the working of domestic refrigerator
72. 04
Explain working of a storage type water cooler with neat sketch
73. 04
Draw neat labelled sketch of window air conditioner.
74. 06
Classify the air-conditioning systems.
75. 02/04
State formulae to calculate TEWI & LCCP.
76. 04
Plot the psychrometric chart and show the following processes on it : (i)
Sensible heating (ii) Latent cooling (iii) Latent heating (iv) Sensible cooling (v)
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Heating with humidification (vi) Heating with dehumidification (vii) Cooling
with dehumidification (viii) Cooling with humidification
A refrigeration system using R-12 as refrigerant works on Vapour
compression cycle. Temperature in condenser and evaporator are 37C and –
18C respectively. Enthalpy of refrigerant after compression is 595.7 kJ/kg
and mass flow rate is 100 kg/hec. Find – (i) COP (ii) Capacity of plant in tones
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of refrigeration (iii) Power required by compressor.
Show the process on P–h chart. Take the values from chart – Temp. T C
Pressure P bar Sp. Volume  m3 /kg Enthalpy liquid Hf. Enthalpy Vapour Hg
kJ/kg. – 18 1.6627 0.1030 402.28 565 37 9.0726 0.0203 455 589
In a typical refrigeration system refrigerating effect of 9.5 Tons of
refrigeration is expected. Enthalpy values of refrigerant per kg at various
79. locations are 185 kJ (compressor inlet), 206 kJ (compressor outlet), 70 kJ 06
(condenser exit). Assuming no under cooling & superheating find mass of
refrigerant per second required to be circulated. Also find COP of the system.
A refrigeration system works on vapour compression cycle. Enthalpies at
various points are given below: Compressor inlet: 1460 kJ/kg Compressor
outlet: 1796 kJ/kg Inlet to expansion valve: 322 kJ/kg Calculate (i) COP (ii)
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Power required for one kg of refrigerant circulated per min. The refrigerant is
superheated by 15°C before it enters the compressor and sub-cooled by 3° C
before expansion. Sketch the cycle on PH and TS diagrams.
Atmospheric air at a dry bulb temperature of 16 C and 30% relative
humidity passes through a furnace and then through a humidifier, in such a
81. way that the final dry bulb temperature is 30 C and 50% relative humidity. 06
Plot the process on Psychrometric chart and find (i) Heat added to the air, (ii)
Moisture added to the air, (iii) Sensible heat factor of the process.
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Expected room conditions are 20 C & 55% RH. Outdoor conditions are 39 C
and RH 70%. Locate both points on psychrometric chart and find how much
82. enthalpy per kg of air and moisture content per kg of dry air need to be 06
changed to achieve room conditions. Draw skeleton of psychrometric chart
and show both points.
In an electrically heated chamber 300m3 of the moist air is heated to 313k.
The initial conditions of the air are as follows:
83. DBT-303K, WBP=298 K Pressure 101.325 Kpa determine i) Amount of 06
sensible heat added ii) Final relative humidity iii) Final wet bulb temperature
(Use Psycrometric Chart)
Moist air at the rate of 30,000m3/h (on dry air basis) is blow through
adiabatic humidifier. Inlet conditions : DBT 40 0C & RH 15 % Exit conditions
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DBT 25 0c WBT 20 0C determine Dew point temperature & Rate of moisture
addition to air stream. (Use Psycrometric Chart)
With the help of psychrometric chart find the following properties of air at
25° DBT and 50% relative humidity. (i) Dew Point Temperature (ii) Wet Bulb
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temperature (iii) Specific volume of air (iv) Enthalpy of air (v) Specific
humidity of air Draw psychrometric chart showing all above properties.
Atmospheric air at a dry bulb temperature of 16 C and 30% relative
humidity passes through a furnace and then through a humidifier, in such a
86. way that the final dry bulb temperature is 30 C and 50% relative humidity. 06
Plot the process on Psychrometric chart and find (i) Heat added to the air, (ii)
Moisture added to the air, (iii) Sensible heat factor of the process.