Minimum temperature to which oil is heated in order to give off inflammable vapours in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily when brought in contact with a flame
Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
It catches fire without external aid
Indicated by 90% distillation temperature i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off
80°C
120°C
180°C
240°C
Mechanical efficiency
Overall efficiency
Volumetric efficiency
Relative efficiency
Minimum turbulence
Low compression ratio
High thermal efficiency and power output
Low volumetric efficiency
Net efficiency
Efficiency ratio
Relative efficiency
Overall efficiency
40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl naphthalene
40% alpha methyl naphthalene and 60% cetane
40% petrol and 60% diesel
40% diesel and 60% petrol
2000 to 4000 volts
4000 to 6000 volts
6000 to 10,000 volts
10,000 to 12,000 volts
More efficient
Less efficient
Equally efficient
Other factors will decide it
Fuel pump
Injector
Carburettor
None of these
Not effect
Decrease
Increase
None of these
Cetane number
Octane number
Calorific value
All of these
0.2 kg
0.25 kg
0.3 kg
0.35 kg
10 bar
20 bar
25 bar
35 bar
A supercharger
A centrifugal blower
A vacuum chamber
An injection tube
Instantaneous and rapid burning of the first part of the charge
Instantaneous auto ignition of last part of charge
Delayed burning of the first part of the charge
Reduction of delay period
Morse test
Prony brake test
Motoring test
Heat balance test
Thermal efficiency
Speed
Power output
Fuel consumption
Less difficult to ignite
Just about the same difficult to ignite
More difficult to ignite
Highly ignitable
Opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead centre
Opens at 20° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead centre
Opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
May open and close anywhere
30° before top dead centre
30° after top dead centre
30° before bottom dead centre
30° after bottom dead centre
F.P. = B.P. - I.P.
F.P. = I.P. - B.P.
F.P. = B.P./I.P.
F.P. = I.P./B.P.
Minimum temperature to which oil is heated in order to give off inflammable vapours in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily when brought in contact with a flame
Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
It catches fire without external aid
Indicated by 90% distillation temperature, i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off
Iso-octane and alpha-methyl naphthalene
Normal octane and aniline
Isooctane and normal hexane
Normal heptane and isooctane
Equal to
Less than
Greater than
None of these
Increase
Decrease
Remain same
None of these
8 : 1
10 : 1
15 : 1
20 : 1 and less
Equally efficient
Less efficient
More efficient
None of these
Calorific value of oil
Low heat value of oil
High heat value of oil
Mean heat value of oil
Theoretical power
Actual power
Indicated power
None of these
Low
Very low
High
Very high