A Piston in an Internal Combustion Engine Applies Torque During

question 83

Multiple Choice

A piston in an internal combustion engine applies torque during 150^o of each full rotation of the crankshaft to which it is connected.Suppose an 8-cylinder engine (8 such pistons) is running with its crankshaft turning at 2500rpm and produces 410J of work each second.What is the torque applied to the crank shaft by one of the engine's eight pistons?

• A) 3.8 Nm
• B) 1.6 Nm
• C) 0.47Nm
• D) 0.20 Nm

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