1. Define factor of safety.

(Nov/Dec 2008)

2. Compare endurance limit for steel and aluminium.

(May/June 2007)

3. State the advantages of cad in auto part design.

(May/June 2007)

4. When do you select the shrink fit?

(May/June 2007)

5. Define endurance limit with SN curve.

(Nov/Dec 2008)

6. What do you understand by the nominal size and basic size?

(Nov/Dec 2008

)7. What do you mean by surface roughness index?

(Nov/Dec 2008)

8. Mention the advantages of the Computer aided drafting.

(May/June2010)

9. How do you classify engg materials?

(May/June 2010)

10. Why the surface roughness important in assembly?

(May/June 2012)

11. Differentiate between static and variable stress?

(Nov/Dec2010)

12. What are the factors to be considered in deciding the factor of safety?

(Nov/Dec2010)

13. Define the term limits and tolerances.

(Nov/Dec2010)

14. List out the factors to be consider for the selection of engineering materials?

(May/June2011)

15. Write short notes on stress concentration.

(May/June2011)

16. What do you mean by fits and tolerance? How they are designated?
(May/June 2011)

17. Identify the meaning of each representation for the given symbol

(May/June2011)

0.001518. What is meant by endurance limit?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

19. What is resilience?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

20. What are the influences of surface finish on interference fits?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

21. Define factor of safety.

(Nov/Dec 2011)

22. What is meant by notch sensitivity?

(Nov/Dec 2011)

23. Give the types of tolerance in the components.

(Nov/Dec 2011)

24. Distinguish between Elasticity and Plasticity.

(May/June, Nov/Dec 2013)

25. Define endurance limit in design.

(Nov/Dec 2013)

26.List the types of forces acting on the push rod of an internal combustion engine.

(May/June 2013)27.

State The Importance Of surface roughness(

(Nov/Dec 2014)28

.Name the various non-metallic materials used in engineering practices.

(Nov/Dec 2014)(april/may 2015).

29. Give any two interference fit

(May/June 2014)

30. What is tolerance grade ?

(May/June 2014)31.

Give two applications of interference fit.

(May/June 2015)32.
What is meant by notch sensitivity?

(Nov/Dec 2015)33.

List the design considerations of interference fit.

(Nov/Dec 2015

1.

Calculate the radial thickness of piston ring for a piston of 100mm dia. Permissible wall pr is0.03N/m

and bending strength is 90 N/m

(May/June 2007)

2. Why piston pin is normally lapped or super finished?

(May/June 2007)

3. What are the criteria for selection of material for con rods?

(May/June 2007)

4. Define piston slap.

(Nov/Dec 2008) (May/June 2010) (Nov/Dec 2011)

5. Differentiate under square and over square engines.

(May/June 2010)

6. Give the types of rings used in automobile engines?

(Nov/Dec 2011)

7. State the need for compression ring and oil scrapper ring.

(Nov/Dec 2008)

8. List out the forces should be considered for connecting rod design.

(Dec 2008) (May 2010)

9. Write about the forces experienced by the connecting rod.

(May/June 2012)

10. Why lubrication of piston is necessary? What are the methods adopted for lubricating the
piston?

(May/June 2012)

11. What are the factors to be considered in designing small end of the connecting rod?
(May/June 2012)

12. Briefly explain the term piston slap and piston seizure?

(May/June2011)

13. Why different clearance is provided at top, middle and at open end of a piston?

(May/June2011)

14. Why I Section is chosen for connecting rod used in high speed engines?

(May/June2011)

15. Write the formula used for the calculation of piston skirt length?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

16. Under what conditions the piston pins are designed? Write empirical relations for it.

(Nov/Dec 2010)

17. Why the connecting rod shank portion is made of I section?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

18. Briefly enumerate the types of failure, the piston of a spark ignition engine undergoes.

(May/June 2013, Nov/Dec 2013)

19. List out some important aspects of a connecting rod used in automobiles.

(Nov/Dec 2013)

20. What are the types of loads acting on the crankshaft of a multicylinder automobile?

( May/June 2013)

21. what are the main function of the cylinder liner

?(NOV/DEC2014)

22. how is the wear of the piston rings prevented

?(NOV/DEC2014)

23.under what force the big end bolts and caps are designed?(

MAY/JUNE2014)

24.specify the reason for the use of tapered skirt for pistons?

(MAY/JUNE2014)

25. What are the desirable properties of cylinder block materials? (May/June 2015)26. Why is emi-
skirt pistons used? (May/June 2015)

1. What are the failure modes of crank shaft?

(Apr/May 2007)
2. What do you mean by firing order? Mention its significance

(Nov/Dec 2008)

3. Which value is bigger in size? Justify

(Nov/Dec 2008)

4. Why balancing of IC Engine is important?

(May/June2012)

5. A single cylinder reciprocating engine has speed of 300 rpm, stroke of 100mm. Mass of
thereciprocating parts is 5kg; mass of revolving parts at 75 mm radius of 200mm, if 2/3 of
thereciprocating parts and all the revolving parts and all the revolving parts are to be balanced.

(May/June 2012)

6. Name the few materials used for crankshaft?

(Apr/May 2010)

7. What do you mean by the term simple torsion?

(Nov/Dec2010)

8. What is the function of crank shaft?

(Nov/Dec2010)

9. What are the stresses set up in IC Engine?

(Nov/Dec2010)

10. State the importance of firing order mention the firing order for four and six cylinder engine.

(Apr/May2011)

11. Brief about various types of crank shaft.

(Nov/Dec 2010)

12. Under what force the big end bolts and caps are designed?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

13. Mention the various forces acting on a crank shaft.

(Nov/Dec 2010)

14. What are the significance of the firing order?

(Nov/Dec 2011)

15. Why balancing is necessary in I C Engines?

(Nov/Dec 2011)

16. What are the types of loads on the crankshaft of a multi cylinder automobile?

(Nov/Dec 2013)
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17. What are the unbalanced forces acting in an internal combustion engine?

(May/June 2013,Nov/Dec 2013)

18. List out some important aspects of a connecting rod used in automobiles.

(May/June 2013)19.

enumerate the design consideration for crankpin.

(May/June 2014)

20.What is the net forcew acting on the crankshaft of an engine ?

(May/June 2014)

21.list out the types of crank shafts commonly used in the engine ?

(Nov/Dec 2014)

1. Define co efficient of fluctuation of energy.

2. What is meant by co-efficient of speed?

3. What are stresses experienced by the rim of the flywheel?

4. How the function of the flywheel does differ from governor?

5. List out the various functions of a flywheel.

6. What are the factors to be considered while deciding flywheel capacity?

7. Why a slant cut is provided on the ring gear teeth?

8. List the material used for flywheel.

9. Mention the stresses induced in a taper key used in a flywheel-shaft interface

10. Draw the turning moment of the diagram of a flywheel with respect to crank angle for
suction,compression, power and exhaust of an internal combustion engine

11.Define endurance limit in design.

12.State the role of fly wheel

13.List the factor on which the valve of coefficient of speed fluctuation depends.

14.Define coefficient of fluctuation of speed.

15.state the type of stresses induced in a rim flywheel

(May/June 2012)

2. Why the area of the inlet valve port is made larger than the area of exhaust valve port?

(Nov/Dec2010) (Apr/May2011)

3. What are the limiting values for D/d ratio in spring design?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

4. Define the term spring index.

(Apr/May 2010)

5. What is the function of rocker arm?

(Nov/Dec 2010)

6. What are the design criteria for the inlet and exhaust valve?

(Apr/May 2007)

7. What are the design requirements of intake manifold?

(Apr/May2007)

8.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of helical springs?

(Nov/Dec 2011)

9. Give the necessity of tappet clearance.

(Nov/Dec 2011)

10. List the types of forces acting on the push rod of an internal combustion engine.

(Nov/Dec 2013)

11. Define hysteresis of springs.

(May/June 2013, Nov/Dec 2013)

12. Draw the turning moment diagram of a flywheel with respect to crank angle for
suction,compression, power and exhaust of an internal combustion engine.

(May/June 2013)

13.why the area of the inlet valve port is made larger than the area of exhaust valve port

?(MAY/JUNE2014)

14.what are the methods and materials used in the manufacture of cam shafts?

(MAY/JUNE2014)
15.list the materials commonly used for IC engine valves

?(NOV/DEC2014)

16.what is the significance of pressure angle in cam design?

(NOV/DEC2014)