AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING (MEPC22)

QUESTION BANK
1. Mistakenly filling Diesel in a petrol engine or petrol in a diesel engine happens frequently.
Explain what happens in these two situations and which would cause more damage?
2. Explain the reason why the tires are always in black in color. Is this phenomenon related
to heat conduction?
3. What are the requirements of an effective lubricant? Explain briefly
4. How is an overrunning clutch used as a starting device?
5. How do aerodynamics devices improve car performance?
6. What is the output member used in a simple epicyclic gear set and why is it used? And
how are they used for automatic transmission?
7. What are the main pollutants from the engine exhaust and mention its effects on the
living organisms?
8. Explain the working of a general hydraulic braking system. How can you improve braking
performance in general?
9. Give reasons (i) For using single cylinder two stroke petrol engines on two wheelers. (ii)
For using multi cylinder diesel engines in commercial vehicles.
10. Differentiate between active and passive safety features in an automobile. Give four
examples from each category.
11. A trial carried out in a four stroke single cylinder gas engine gave the following results.
Cylinder diameter =300 mm, Engine stroke= 500mm, Clearance volume = 6750cc,
Explosions per minute = 100, Pmax = 765 KN/m2, Net work load on the brake = 190kg
Brake diameter = 1.5 m, Rope diameter =2.5mm, Speed of the engine = 240rpm, Gas
used = 30 m3/kg hr, Calorific value of gas = 2.0515 KJ/ m3 .

Determine compression ratio, mechanical efficiency, indicated thermal efficiency, air

standard efficiency, relative efficiency, assume r=1.4.

12. Explain the working of continuously variable transmission and what are the problems
faced by CVT?
13. How steering automatically returns to its original position when released from a turning
position. Explain with forces involved.
14. What are the disadvantages of the differential? What are the methods to overcome these
disadvantages?
15. Why should the wheel not be perfectly perpendicular to the road? Explain how caster,
camber and toe angle affects the use case of vehicles.
16. Explain Ackermann Steering Principle and geometry. How does it help in the steering
process?
17. What is a common cause of premature ABS brake application?
18. Explain the methods of noise intensity measurement in vehicles.
19. Explain the working of a Telescopic Shock Absorber?
20. How are HEVs classified on the basis of degree of hybridisation?
21. Given a choice between Mono- Tube and Twin-Tube shock absorbers, which one is a
better choice and why?
22. Explain the different types of tyres based on plies/carcass? What are the advantages
and limitations of each?
23. Why are independent suspension systems chosen over conventional single component
suspensions?
24. How does the process of balancing the weight of a tire and wheel assembly take place?
And also explain the balancing methods?
25. Explain the MacPherson Strut Suspension system and its advantages.
26. Explain the principle and working of regenerative braking systems.
27. Mention the type of motors and batteries that are used in EVs also explain why they are
used.
28. Briefly explain the components involved in EV powertrain architecture.
29. Explain constant mesh and sliding mesh gearbox with advantages and disadvantages.
30. Explain and differentiate drum brake and disk brake
31. Explain mechanism of clutch with diagram
32. What are the limitations of an electronic traction control system?
33. Discuss the factors considered while designing a car with respect to ergonomics and
anthropometry
34. Explain the components of the Pump Water Circulation System.
35. Explain the components involved in an automotive air conditioning system.
36. Differentiate combustion in SI & CI Engines
37. Derive the IMEP(Indicated Mean Effective Pressure) for an Air Standard Otto Cycle?
Also explain its trend with inlet pressure.
38. Explain octane rating & cetane rating system. Compare them for both diesel and petrol
engines?
39. Explain Noise Path Analysis
40. Explain Common Rail Diesel Injection. What are its advantages and limitations?
41. What is meant by Engine Management System (EMS)? What is the correlation of Engine
Control Unit (ECU) with EMS.
42. How is anti-roll stability established in an independent suspension system?
43. What are the major aspects of vehicle maintenance. Describe in detail.
44. What is the expected camber orientation of Indy cars front wheels?(Races happen in
oval track where the car takes turns in only one direction).
45. Why has the Aluminum usage in the automotive industry increased over the years?
46. Explain the Constant Velocity (CV) Joints. How are these better compared to Hooke’s
Universal Joint?
47. Hydraulic power steering is commonly used in cars today. Explain the components of
this system with a neat sketch.What happens if the hydraulic power system fails?
48. How is a torque converter different from a fluid flywheel transmission.
49. The compression ratio of an ideal dual cycle is 14. Air is at 100 kPa and 300 K at the
beginning of the compression process and at 2200 K at the end of the heat addition
process. Heat transfer to air takes place partly at constant volume and partly at constant
 pressure, and it amounts to 1520.4 kJ/kg. Assuming variable specific heats for air,
determine:
a. the fraction of heat transferred at constant volume.
b. the thermal efficiency of the cycle.
50. If a 100 g of rubber tread has been removed from a portion of the tyre tread 250 mm
from the center of rotation, and when the wheel has reached a speed of 160 km/h then
Find the:
a. angular speed of wheel in revolution per minute
b. centrifugal force.