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Mechanical Engineering · Q139

Internal Combustion Engines (I.C. Engines)

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 139

Q139

In a petrol engine, the fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with required quantity of air and the mixture is ignited with a

A.
Fuel pump
B.
Fuel injector
C.
Spark plug
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Spark plug is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition system to the combustion chamber of a spark-ignition engine to ignite the compressed fuel/air mixture by an electric spark, while containing combustion pressure within the engine. A spark plug has a metal threaded shell, electrically isolated from a central electrode by a porcelain insulator.