SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEEERING

Question Bank (Sathyabama University)

SAUX 1009 - AUTOMOTIVE POLLUTION CONTROL
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UNIT- I INTRODUCTION

Two Marks
1. What is photochemical smog?
2. State the procedure for implementation of Bharat norms in India.
3. What are the harmful effects of various pollutants?
4. What is meant by Global warming? How automobile are related to it?
5. What is the effect of transient operation of engine on pollution?
6. What is the effect of automobile emission on human health?
7. What is the cause of photochemical fog?
8. How do you assess vehicle population in metropolitan cities?

Part B
1. Discuss the vehicle population in metropolitan cities on pollution.
2. Discuss the formation of various pollution and its effect on human health and environment.
3. Discuss about Indian road map and auto fuel policy to control vehicular pollution.
4. Discuss in detail about contribution of automobile emission in global warming and different actions
taken by the government to control it.
5. What is meant by transient operation of vehicle? How it causes emission from a vehicle? Explain it
in detail.
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UNIT- II POLLUTANT FORMATION IN S.I ENGINES

Two Marks
1. What is meant by crankcase blow by? Name the techniques to control it.
2. Suggest few engine modifications to reduce emissions.
3. How are the SI engines responsible for pollutant formation?
4. Which is the major emission from two stroke SI engine? What is the reason for it?
5. How the HC emissions formed in SI engines?
6. What is meant by evaporative emission?
7. What is valve overlapping?
8. What is scavenging?
9. Compare SI engine and CI engine with respect to emission.
10. What are the reasons for formation of HC and CO in IC engines?
Part B
1. Discuss the formation of CO and NOx emissions in SI engines.
2. Explain evaporative emission control system in detail.
3. Explain various design and operating variables that effect on emission formation in SI engines.
4. How is carbon monoxide formed in SI engine? Explain the effect of Oxygen concentration on CO
formation in SI engine.
5. Explain the effect of compression ratio, spark plug location and combustion chamber layout on
emission formation in SI engine.
6. Write short notes on two stroke engine pollution.
7. Explain modern evaporative emission control system for HC emission.
8. Explain the working principle of charcoal canister.
9. Explain various design and operating variables that effect HC formation in SI engines. Also suggest
techniques to control HC emission.
UNIT- III POLLUTANT FORMATION IN C.I ENGINES

PART A
1. Enlist the reasons for formation of oxides of nitrogen from diesel engine
2. What are the reasons for formation of smoke particulate emissions in CI engines?
3. What do you understand by secondary air injection?
4. Name few catalyst used for Oxidation and reduction of emission in IC engine exhaust?
5. What are the parameters influencing the catalytic converter efficiency?
6. Identify the sources of tire noise in a vehicle

PART B
1. Discuss in detail formation of NOx and their control in CI engines.
2. Explain about the mechanism of forming pollution in CI engine and their control methods?
3. Effects of design and operating variables on CI engines emissions
4. Discuss the sources of engine noise. Explain engine noise control and measurement techniques.

5. Explain in detail about the black, blue and white smoke formation in diesel engine?
6. Explain in detail about the combined effect of engine speed, Cetane number and combustion time on
nitric oxide formation in CI engine.
7.