Assignment No: 1

February 2015 Semester

(Group Assignment)
Date issued: Week 4
Date submission/ Presentation: Week 7
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You are required to carry out the following tasks:
Part 1 (50%)
1.1 Described in detail about two &four stroke diesel engine working principle, timing diagram, advantage and
disadvantages, scavenging process.
1.2 With the aids of sketch & explain the differences of engine components between two and four stroke diesel engine.
1.3 Perform the calculation of problems on diesel engine as per attachment.
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Part 2 (50%)
2.0 Prepare for the presentation/oral test on the following:
2.1 Oral test related to the working principle of two-stroke and four-stroke diesel engines.
2.2 Present orally the calculation of problems that you have performed as per 1.3 above.

Calculation of problems
1.0. AREA & VOLUME OF CYLINDER
Problem 1.0
What is the piston displacement of the following engines?
1.1 Stroke = 1400 mm, bore = 350 mm
2.0 MEAN PISTON SPEED
Problem 2.0
What is the average piston speed of the following engines?
2.1 Stroke = 1400 mm, bore = 350 mm, RPM = 100
3.0 COMPRESSION RATIO
Problem 3.0
What is the compression ratio of the following engines?
3.1 Stroke = 1400 mm, bore = 350 mm, Clearance Volume = 6500 cm 3
4.0 INDICATED POWER
Problem 4.1
A nine cylinder, 2-stroke cycle, single acting diesel engine has an 850 mm bore and a 2100 mm stroke. What indicated
power will be developed if the average mean effective pressure is 17 bar at a speed of 110 RPM?
Problem 4.2
A six cylinder, 4-stroke cycle, single acting diesel engine has a 400 mm bore and a 900 mm stroke.
What indicated power will be developed if the average mean effective pressure is 8 bar at a speed of 600 RPM?
5.0 SHAFT POWER or BRAKE POWER
Problem 5.1
An engine in the problem 4.1 above, in the ship the torque available at the output shaft is measured by a torsionmeter.
What shaft power will be developed if the torque measured is 2,440 x 103 Nm at a speed of 110 RPM?
Problem 5.2
An engine in the problem 4.2 above, in the ship the torque available at the output shaft is measured by a torsionmeter.
What shaft power will be developed if the torque measured is 37 x 103 Nm at a speed of 600 RPM?

6.0 MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY

Problem 6.1
The difference between the indicated power and the shaft power is the result of energy lost in overcoming the
resistances in the mechanism of the engine.
Determine the mechanical efficiency of the engine in Problems 4.1 & 5.1.
Problem 6.2
The difference between the indicated power and the shaft power is the result of energy lost in overcoming the
resistances in the mechanism of the engine.
Determine the mechanical efficiency of the engine in Problems 4.2 & 5.2
7.0 INDICATED THERMAL EFFICIENCY (i)
Problem 7.1
An engine in the problem 4.1, using 5800 kg of fuel per hour having caloric value of 42,000 kJ/kg.
Determine the indicated thermal efficiency of the engine in Problem 4.1.
Problem 7.2
An engine in the problem 4.2, using 480 kg of fuel per hour having caloric value of 42,000 kJ/kg.
Determine the indicated thermal efficiency of the engine in Problem 4.2.
8.0 SHAFT (BRAKE) THERMAL EFFICIENCY (s)
Problem 8.1
An engine in the problem 5.1, using 5800 kg of fuel per hour having caloric value of 42,000 kJ/kg.
Determine the shaft thermal efficiency of the engine in Problem 5.1.
Problem 8.2
An engine in the problem 5.2, using 480 kg of fuel per hour having caloric value of 42,000 kJ/kg.
Determine the shaft thermal efficiency of the engine in Problem 5.2
9.0 SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION
Problem 9.1
An engine in the problem 5.1, using 5800 kg of fuel per hour.
Determine the specific fuel consumption of the engine in Problem 5.1.
Problem 9.2
An engine in the problem 5.2, using 480 kg of fuel per hour.
Determine the specific fuel consumption of the engine in Problem 5.2.

Problem 10
A ship installed with a Sulzer RTA 84C series engine which is a typical modern slow-speed, two-stroke, crosshead type,
long stroke diesel engine. It has 12 cylinders, a bore of 840 mm and a stroke of 2400 mm and an operating speed of
100 rpm. Its mean indicated pressure and torque measured by an engine indicator and a torsionmeter at 100 rpm is 18
bar and 3,886 kNm respectively.
Determine the following performance specifications of the above engine (in S.I. units):
(a) Indicated power

(8 marks)

(b) Shaft (brake) power

(7 marks)

(c) Mechanical efficiency

(5 marks)