• Problem 1: A four-stroke petrol engine, with 40 mm

bore and 60 mm stroke was tested under a constant

speed of 600 rpm.
• Diameter of belt dynamometer pulley = 1 m.
• Tight side tension in the belt = 800 N
• Slack side tension in the belt = 400 N
• Determine the brake power developed.
• Solution:
• Given: D = 40 mm(0.04 m), L = 60 mm(0.06 m), N =
600 rpm, T1 (W)= 800 N, T2 (S)= 400 N & Dd=1m.

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• Radius of dynamometer pulley, R = Dd/2 =0.5 m
• Torque on the pulley T= (T1 - T2) R
= (800 - 400) x 0.5 = 200 N-m.

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BrakePower  kW
60000

= 2π x 600 x 200/ 60000 = 12.566 kW

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• Problem 2: The following observations were
obtained during a trial on a four stroke diesel engine.
• Cylinder diameter = 25 cm
• Stroke of the Piston = 40 cm
• Crankshaft speed = 250 rpm
• Net load on the brake drum = 700N
• Brake drum diameter =2m
• Mean effective pressure = 6 bar
• Diesel oil consumption = 0.0013 Kg/sec
• Specific gravity of diesel = 0.78
• Calorific Value of diesel = 43900 kJ/kg

• Find: Brake Power (BP), Indicated Power (IP),

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• Given data:
• D = 25 cm (0.25 m),
• L = 40 mm(0.4 m),
• N = 250 rpm,
• (W-S) Net load =700N,
• Dd=2m.(Rd =1m)
• Pm= 6 x 105 N/m2.
• massflow rate mo = 0.0013 kg/sec (4.68 kg/hr),
• Calorific Value of diesel = 43,900 kJ/kg

• Solution:
• Brake Power:
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60000
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• Torque applied T = (W-S) Rd N-m
• = 700 x 1
• = 700 N-m
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BrakePower  kW
60000
» BP = 18.32 kW
• To find IP, Indicated Power:

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 i Pm L A n
IP  kW
60000
N
n   125  cycles / min
2
D 2 2
Area ( A)  m
4
i Pm L A n
IP   24.54kW
60000
C. Frictional Power,
FP = IP – BP = 24.54 – 18.326 = 6.217 kW
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d. Mechanical Efficiency:
BP
 mech   100%
IP
 mech  74.67%
e. Brake Thermal Efficiency :
BP  3600  100
 bth  %
m  Cv
 bth  32.11%
f. Indicated Thermal Efficiency:
IP  3600  100
 ith  %  ith  43%
m  Cv
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Problem 3: The following observations were obtained during
a trial on a four stroke diesel engine.
Cylinder diameter = 25 cm
Stroke of the Piston = 40 cm
Crankshaft speed = 250 rpm
Brake load = 70 kg
Brake drum diameter =2m
Mean effective pressure = 6 bar
Diesel oil consumption = 100 cc/min
Specific gravity of diesel = 0.78
Calorific Value of diesel = 43900 kJ/kg

•Find: Brake Power (BP), Indicated Power (IP), Frictional

Power (FP), Mechanical Efficiency, Brake Thermal
Efficiency, Indicated Thermal Efficiency
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•Solution:
•This problem is same as the previous one,
except that the net load is given in kg, and
volume flow rate is given.

Hint:
 (W-S) Net load = 9.81 x 70 = 686.7 N.
•Given specific gravity =0.78
•Density is = 780 kg/m3
•To convert volume flow rate in to mass flow rate we
have:
Mass flow rate = Volume flow rate X Density.
= (100 x 10-6 x 60) x 780
= 4.68 kg / hr.
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Answers:
Brake Power = 17.95 kW
Indicated Power= 24.54 kW
Frictional Power = 6.59 kW
Mechanical Efficiency = 73.14 %
Brake Thermal Efficiency =31.45 %
Indicated Thermal Efficiency = 43

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Problem 4: The following observations refer to
trial on a single cylinder diesel engine. B.P =
75 kW, ηbth = 35%, ηmech = 90%, calorific value
of oil used = 40000 kJ/kg. Determine IP, FP,
Fuel consumption per brake power hour.

Solution:
Given, B.P = 75 kW, ηbth = 35%, ηmech = 90%, Cv =
40000 kJ/kg.
We know that,

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 mech   100%  IP  83.33kW
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To find FP,
we have, FP = IP- BP = 8.33 kW

To find fuel consumption per brake power hour.

we have
BP  3600  100
 bth  %
m  Cv
75  3600  100
35  %  m  19.285kg / hr
m  40000
But fuel consumption per brake power hour = m/BP
= 19.285 / 75 = 0.257kg/kW-hr
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• Problem 5: The following data is collected from a four
stroke single cylinder oil engine running at full speed.
• Bore = 200 mm
• Stroke = 280 mm
• Speed = 300 rpm
• Indicated Mean effective pressure = 5.6 bar
• Torque on the brake drum = 250 N-m
• Oil consumed = 4.2 Kg/hr
• Calorific Value of diesel = 41000 KJ/Kg
• Determine:
• Mechanical Efficiency
• Brake Thermal Efficiency
• Indicated Thermal Efficiency

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• Solution:
• D = 200 mm = 0.2 m,
• L = 280 mm = 0.28 m,
• N = 300 rpm,
• Pm = 5.6 bar,
• T = 250N-m,
• m = 4.2 Kg/hr,
• Cv = 41000 KJ/Kg.
• Answer:
• BP = 7.85 kW.
• IP = 12.31 kW
• Mech efficiency= 63.74 %
• Brake thermal efficiency = 16.41%
• Indicated thermal efficiency = 25.73%
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• Problem 6: A 4 cylinder 4 stroke I.C engine
develops an I.P of 50 kW at 25 cycles /second.
The stroke of the engine is 90 mm and bore is
0.8 times the stroke.
• A) Find the mean effective pressure in each
cylinder.
• B) If mechanical efficiency is 80%, what
effective brake load would be required if the
effective brake drum circumference is 1m.

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• Solution:
• I.P = 50 KW,
• i = 4,
• L = 0.09 m,
• D = 0.8 x 0.09 = 0.072m,
• ηmech = 80%,
• n = 25 cycles /second = 1500 cycles/min,
• But for a 4 stroke engine = n = N/2.
• N = 2 x n = 1500 x 2 = 3000 rpm
• We have IP,
  (0.072) 2
i Pm L A n 4  Pm  0.09   1500
IP  kW 50 
60000
4 kW
60000
 Pm  13.6bar
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• B) to find the effective brake load (W-S) if
brake drum circumference is 1m.
• First calculate, BP. Using given mechanical
efficiency formula

BP BP
 mech   100% 80   100%
IP 50
 BP  40kW
• Now, Substituting the value of BP in the
below formula to find ‘T’ Torque.
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BrakePower  kW  T  127.32 Nm
60000
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• We have torque t = (W-S) x Rd
• But circumference of the brake drum
• = 2Rd= 1 m.
• Rd = 0.159 m

• T = 127.32 = (w-s) x 0.159 = 800 N.

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• Problem 7: The following data refers to twin
cylinder four stroke petrol engine.
• Cylinder diameter = 200 mm
• Stroke of the Piston = 300 mm
• Crankshaft speed = 300 rpm
• Effective Brake load = 50 kg
• Mean circumference of the brake drum = 4 m
• Mean effective pressure = 6 bar
• Calculate:
• Brake Power
• Indicated Power
• Mechanical Efficiency
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• Solution:
• D = 200 mm = 0.2 m,
• L = 300 mm = 0.3 m,
• N = 300 rpm,
• Pm = 6 bar,
• W-S = 50 Kg, (490.5N)
• Circumference 2πRd = 4m, Rd = 0.6366m
• i=2
• n = N/2 = 150 cycles / min.

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• Answer:

• BP = 9.8 kW
• IP = 28.27 kW
• Mechanical Efficiency = 34.67%

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• Problem 8: A four cylinder four stroke petrol
engine develops indicated power of 15kW at
1000 rpm. The indicated mean effective
pressure is 0.55 MPa. Calculate the bore and
stroke of the piston if the length of stroke is
1.5 times the bore.

• Solution:
• i = 4,
• IP = 15 kW, N = 1000 rpm, L = 1.5D,
• Pm= 0.55 MPa = 5.5 bar
• Since it is four stroke engine
• n = N/2 = 500 cycles/min.
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 IndicatedP ower ( IP) 
i Pm L A n 
where, A  D2
60000 4

 D 2
4  5.5  10 5  (1.5D)  500
15  4
60000

4
 D  6.945  10
3

• The bore diameter D = 0.0886 m = 88.6 mm

• Length of stroke L = 1.5 D
• = 1.5 x 88.6 = 132.9 mm
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Problem 9: The following data refers to a test
on a petrol engine: Indicated Power = 40KW,
Brake Power = 35KW, Calorific value of fuel
=44,000 KJ/kg. Fuel consumption per brake
power-hour = 0.3kg. Calculate Brake thermal
efficiency.

Solution:
• Given, IP = 40 kW, BP = 35kW, Cv=44000
kJ/kg. m =0.3 kg / BP-hr.

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 To find mass flow rate in kg/hr,
m = 0.3 x BP = 0.3 x 35 = 10.5 kg/hr.

BP  3600  100
Brakethermalefficien cy , bth  %
m  Cv

  bth  27.27%

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Problem 10: Calculate the brake power of a twin
cylinder four stroke petrol engine, given:
Diameter of brake drum = 600mm
Brake rope diameter = 3 cm
Dead weight = 24kg.
Spring balance reading = 4kg.
Speed of the crankshaft = 7.5 rotation per second

Solution: Given,
W= 24 kg
S= 4 kg
Dd=0.6m (600mm)
Dr =0.03m(3 cm)
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Speed = 7.5 rps = 7.5x60=450 rpm.
W-S = 20 kg = 196.2 N

Effective radius = R = (Dd + Dr)/2 =0.315m.

Torque applied = (W-S) x R

= 61.803 Nm.

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BrakePower  kW
60000
 BP  2.912kW
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Problem 11: A test on a single cylinder four-stroke
diesel engine gave the following while running on full
load. Area of indicator card 300mm2, length of
diagram 40mm, spring constant 1000bar/m, speed
400 rpm, diameter of cylinder 160mm and stroke
200mm. Calculate: Mean effective pressure &
Indicated power.

Solution: Given, L = 0.2 m, D = 0.16 m.

Area of indicator diagram a =300 mm2 =300 x 10-6 m2
Length of indicator diagram (l)= 40 mm = 0.04 m
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 Sa
Mean effective pressure Pm  N / m2
l

 Pm  7.5bar

i Pm L A n
IP  kW
60000
 IP  10.05kW

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