AE Review Questions 2010

Agricultural Power and Machinery

Madali

1. A 200 N force has to be exerted at a velocity of 20 m/s. What is the power required?

a. 5900 W b. 3. kW c. 6780 W d. 4 kW e. none of the above

2. The bore is 20 cm and the stroke is 18 cm. What is the piston displacement?

a. 8,386 cc b. 22,619 cc c. 5,655 cc d. 15,497 cc e. none of the above

3. If mechanical work is done at a rate of 1 N-m/s, what is the equivalent in

horsepower?

a. 0.0345 hp b. 0.745 hp c. 0.00745 hp d. 0.00134 hp e. none of the above

4. A water stream has the following data: head-10 meters; width-10 ft; average depth-30
inches; velocity-500 cm/s. The theoretical power available from the stream is:

a. 5.45 hp b. 7.89 kW c. 24.33 hp d. 11.38 kW e. none of the above

Power = (10 ft × 12 inches/ft × 2.54 cm/in × 1m/100 cm)(30 inches×2.54 cm/in ×

1m/100 cm)(50 cm/s×1m/100cm) ( 1000kg/m3×9.8 N/kg) = 11.38 kW

5. The primary function of this part of an internal combustion engine is to maintain a

uniform engine speed by carrying the crankshaft through those intervals when it is not
receiving energy from a piston.

a. connecting rod b. governor c. flywheel d. accelerator e. none of the above.

6. A multi-sail type of windmill has a diameter of 2 m. and the wind velocity is 12 mph.
What is the theoretical power?

a. 405 W b. 320 W c. 206 W d. 120 W e. none of the above

Power = ( ρ A V3)/2 = (1.25 kg/m3 ) (9.8 N/kg) (π × (2 m/2)2 (12 miles/hr)(5280

ft/mile)(12 in/ft)(2.54 cm/in)(1m/100 cm) (1 hr/3600 sec) = 206 W

7. In a spark ignition system, it protects the breaker point by preventing arcing. It also
helps intensify the spark in the spark plug gap.

a. distributor b. ignition coil c. secondary winding d. cam

e. none of the above

8. If a carabao pulls an implement with a draft of 200 lb at a speed of 2.5 mph, what is the
approximate power generated?

a. 0.994 kW b. 1.333 kW c. 1.50 hp d. 1.50 kW e. none of the

above

Power = (200 lb)(2.5 miles/hr)(5280 ft/mile)(hr/60 min)= 1.333 hp (0.994 kW)

9. The ideal air-fuel ratio in terms of weight for cetane (C16H34) is:

a. 18:1 b. 16:1 c. 14:1 d. 15:1 e. none of the above

10. Fresh supply of fuel mixture enters the cylinder as the piston moves downward and
the intake valve opens. This engine is a:

a. 2-stroke cycle diesel engine b. 4-stroke cycle compression ignition engine

c. 2-stroke cycle spark ignition engine d. 4-stroke cycle diesel engine

e. none of the above

Madali nang kaunti (Mahirap nang kaunti)

1. An engine rotates at 2000 rpm and the tractor travels at 15 mph. What is the speed of
rotation of the rear axle if the rear wheels are 46 in. in diameter?

a. 56 rpm b. 125 rpm c. 303 rpm d. 421 rpm

e. none of the above

Velocity = N ×π × Diameter

(15 miles/hour)(5280 ft/mile)(12 inches/ft)(1 hr/60 min) =

= (SpeedX rev/min)(2 π rad/rev) (46 in/2)

SpeedX=109.6 rpm

2. A 4-cylinder 4-stroke cycle engine with 2.5” × 4” cylinder develops 12 hp (ihp) at

1850 rpm. What is the imep?
 a. 65.41 psi b. 88.43 psi c. 103.44 psi d. 32.56 psi

e. none of the above

ihp = imep × L × A × N × n × ½ × C

12 hp = imep × 4 in (1ft/12in) × 3.1416 (2.5 in ×2.5 in ) ¼ × 1850 rpm × 4 × ½ ×

(1hp/33,000 ft-lb/min-hp)

Mahirap

1. A gasoline engine has a thermal efficiency of 25%. Tests show it uses 1 liter of
premium gasoline fuel per hour. What is the approximate power it generates?

a. 10 kW b. 44 hp c. 25 kW d. 2.38 kW e. none of the above

Power = (1 liter/hr )(34,330 MJ/m3)(1×106 J/MJ) (1 m3/ 1000

liters)(1hr/3600sec)(0.25)
= 2.38 kW

2. The crankshaft speed of an engine is 1000 rpm. If the bore is 10 cm and the stroke is
10 cm, what is the average piston speed?

a. 200 m/s b. 150 km/min c. 3.33 m/s d. 1.4 km/min

e. none of the above

3. The crankshaft speed of an engine is 1000 rpm. If the bore is 10 cm and the stroke is
10 cm, what is the maximum piston speed?

b. 3.14 m/s b. 1.50 km/min c. 7.85 m/s d. 1.40 km/min

e. none of the above

Speed = (5 cm)(1 m/100cm)(1000 rev/min)(2 ×3.14159 rad/rev)

4. A tractor is pulling 1500 kg of load at a speed of 10 km/hr. If the coefficient of rolling

resistance is 0.3, what is the drawbar power that the tractor generates?

a. 15 hp b. 10 kW c. 20 kW d. 7 kW e. none of the above

Power = 1,500 (9.8) (0.3) × 10 km/hr (1000 m/km)(1 hr/3600s) (1 kw/1000 watt)
= 11.25 kw = 15 hp

5. Determine the average output at the crankshaft of an engine at 3600 rpm if the torque
exerted is 200 ft-lb.
a. 68.54 kW b. 51.10 kW c. 63.76 kW d. 76.54 hp e. none of the above

Power = 2 π N T = [ 2 ( π ) rad/rev ](3600 rev/min)( 100 ft-lb) = 68.54 hp

6. A 4-stroke cycle engine is running at 3,000 rpm. If the camshaft actuates the
intake valve to open during 1/3 of the total camshaft rotation, for how long is the
intake valve open?

a. 1.11 × 10-2 second b. 7.84 × 10-3 second c. 5.84 × 10-2 second

d. 1.33 × 10-2 second e. none of the above

Number of minutes/revolution = 1 min / 3000 rev = 3.333333× 10-4 min/rev

= 0.02 sec/rev

Since the camshaft rotates half the speed of the crankshaft, the total range of operation in
terms of one total crankshaft rotation is (360/3)(2) = 240°.

Therefore, the range of operation of a valve = ( 240° / 360° ) ( 0.02 sec/rev )

= 0.0133 s