Question:
a) Define :
i) Stroke
ii) Bore
iii) Piston speed
iv) MEP (Mean Effective Pressure).
Answer:
a) i) Stroke – Distance travelled by piston from one dead Centre to other dead Centre (Say TDC to BDC). ii) Bore:- The nominal Inner diameter of engine cylinder is called cylinder bore. iii) Piston Speed- Distance traveled by piston in one minute.(= 2LN m/min.) iv) The Mean Effective Pressure (MEP) :-It is a fictitious pressure that, if it operated on the piston during the entire power stroke, would produce the same amount of net work as that produced during the actual cycle. OR The average pressure acting on the piston which will produce the same output as is done by the varying pressure during the cycle