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Automobile Engineering · Q4

Automobile Engine

Engineering and GATE · Automobile Engineering · question 4

Q4

Another name of diesel engine is

A.
High volume combustion engine
B.
Low volume combustion engine
Answer
C.
Constant volume combustion engine
D.
No volume combustion engine

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A diesel engine operates on the principle of compression ignition, where fuel is injected into highly compressed air inside the cylinder.

In a diesel engine, combustion occurs gradually during the early part of the expansion stroke, and the volume change during combustion is relatively small.

Because of this characteristic, a diesel engine is also referred to as a low volume combustion engine.

A constant volume combustion engine is associated with petrol engines operating on the Otto cycle, not diesel engines.

Hence, the correct answer is Option B – Low volume combustion engine.