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Mechanical Engineering · Q82

Internal Combustion Engines (I.C. Engines)

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 82

Q82

A diesel engine has

A.
1 valve
B.
2 valves
C.
3 valves
Answer
D.
4 valves

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
There are different valves used in a diesel engines. Now it depends on which valve numbers you want to know.
Inlet valves - inlet valves generally allow the intake air to enter into the combustion chamber. These may generally vary from 1 to 2 per cylinder in numbers depending on air quantity and open timings.
Exhaust valves - likewise they allow the exhaust gas to allow burnt out gas from chamber to exhaust manifold. They are also 1 to 2 per cylinder in numbers.