Question

The indicated power for multi-cylinder engine will be same as that of a single cylinder engine.

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Asked question is from Measurement and Testing topic in chapter Measurements and Testing/Performance Parameters and Characteristics of IC Engine

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(b) False

The indicated power for a multi-cylinder engine is generally higher than that of a single-cylinder engine because the multi-cylinder engine has more cylinders contributing to power production, even though the power per cylinder may be the same. Therefore, the total indicated power is the sum of the power produced by each cylinder.