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What does engine performance indicate?
What does engine performance indicate?
- The engine's installation requirements
- The engine's initial cost
- The engine's noise level
- The engine's success in converting fuel energy into mechanical work (correct)
What does the performance of an engine depend on?
What does the performance of an engine depend on?
- The engine's air pollutant emissions
- The inter-relationship between power, speed, and specific fuel consumption (correct)
- The engine's initial cost
- The engine's noise level
What is the purpose of a speed governor in some engines?
What is the purpose of a speed governor in some engines?
- To reduce the engine's fuel consumption
- To increase the engine's noise level
- To vary the engine's power output
- To fix the engine at a specific speed (correct)
Where does an internal combustion engine generally operate within?
Where does an internal combustion engine generally operate within?
What varies at each speed within the useful range of an engine?
What varies at each speed within the useful range of an engine?
How is the maximum usable power output of an engine described?
How is the maximum usable power output of an engine described?
What is the ratio of power developed to the maximum usable power at the same speed called?
What is the ratio of power developed to the maximum usable power at the same speed called?
Which term refers to the highest power an engine can develop for short periods of operation?
Which term refers to the highest power an engine can develop for short periods of operation?
What is used to judge an engine's performance by quantifying its efficiencies?
What is used to judge an engine's performance by quantifying its efficiencies?
Which term represents the energy flow through the engine expressed in 3 distinct terms?
Which term represents the energy flow through the engine expressed in 3 distinct terms?
What does Volumetric Efficiency (ηv) measure in an engine?
What does Volumetric Efficiency (ηv) measure in an engine?
What is the ratio of fuel-air or air-fuel called in an engine?
What is the ratio of fuel-air or air-fuel called in an engine?
