Explore topic-wise MCQs in Automobile Engineering.

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1.

For a single cylinder reciprocating engine speed is 500 rpm, stroke is 150 mm, mass of reciprocating parts is 21 kg; mass of revolving parts is 15 kg at crank radius. If two-thirds of reciprocating masses and all the revolving masses are balanced, the mass at a radius of 150 mm will be

A. 7.5 kg
B. 10.5 kg
C. 12.5 kg
D. 14.5 kg
Answer» E.
2.

A rotor weighing 2 kN is supported on bearings A and B which are 1 m apart. The centre of mass of the rotor is at a distance 0.4 m from bearing A. It is observed that there is an unbalanced couple of magnitude 300 N-m which leaves the shaft balanced statically. The dynamic reactions at the supports will be

A. 800 N and 800 N
B. 300 N and 800 N
C. 800 N and -300 N
D. 300 N and -300 N
Answer» E.
3.

Consider a reciprocating engine with crank radius R and connecting rod of length L. The secondary unbalance force for this case is equivalent to primary unbalance force due to a virtual crank of _______.

A. radius L/2 rotating at twice the engine speed
B. radius R/4 rotating at half the engine speed
C. radius \(\frac{L^2}{4R}\) rotating at half the engine speed
D. radius \(\frac{R^2}{4L}\) rotating at twice the engine speed
Answer» E.
4.

A mass m1 attached to a shaft at radius r1, rotating with angular velocity ω rad/s, can be balanced by another single mass m2 which is attached to the opposite side of the shaft at radius r2, in the same plane, if

A. m1r2 = m2r1
B. m1r1 = m2r2
C. m1r1ω1 = m2r2ω2
D. m1r2ω1 = m2r1ω2
Answer» C. m1r1ω1 = m2r2ω2
5.

In slider crank mechanism, secondary forces fluctuate at

A. The rotating frequency
B. Twice the rotating frequency
C. Four times the rotating frequency
D. Half the rotating frequency
Answer» C. Four times the rotating frequency
6.

In order to have a complete balance of the several revolving masses in different planes

A. ​the resultant force must be zero
B. ​the resultant couple must be zero
C. both the resultant force and couple must be zero
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
7.

A rigid rotor supported on two bearings which are 2.75m apart, is found to have an unbalanced couple of magnitude 300 N-m. The dynamic reactions at each bearing would be nearly

A. 55 N
B. 109 N
C. 190 N
D. 219 N
Answer» C. 190 N
8.

In case of partial balancing of single cylinder reciprocating engine, what is the primary disturbing force along the line of stroke?

A. cmrω2 cos θ
B. (1 - c2) mrω2 cos θ
C. (1 - c) mrω2 cos θ
D. (1 - c) mr2ω cos 2θ
Answer» D. (1 - c) mr2ω cos 2θ