Solution and Answer Guide: Bennett 9798214131931; 7th Edition; Chapter 1: Introduction
Solution and Answer Guide
BENNETT 9798214131931; 7 TH EDITION ; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Discussion Questions....................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Log on to the Internet and search http://www.asecert.org and http://www.dieselnet. com. Explore the websites
of some of the major diesel engine OEMs. Select a company that has an e-mail query page and solicit information
on one of its products.
2. Log on to the TMC website and bookmark it into your favorites.
3. Find out what it takes to become a TMC student technician member. If you qualify, consider joining.
4. Contact the ASE online or by mail and request information on its testing criteria and locations.
5. Investigate the role of the trucking industry in your community. Contact a local engine OEM dealer and
attempt to arrange a visit. Contact your local trucking association and request data on the business activities of
its members.
6. Select one of the major truck OEMs and make a list of its Class 6, 7, and 8 chassis lines and the engine options
it makes available.
7. If you reside in an urban area, check out your local transit provider and make a list of the types of powertrains
that are used in their buses: Attempt to contact the transit corporation, and ask what powertrains they see as
viable in your area in the immediate future.
8. Check out an agricultural machinery supplier in your area and make a list of the range of engines they work on
in their service shop.
9. Select one of the major off-road mobile machinery suppliers and list the engine options: Note whether
they have hybrid or all-electric powertrain option.
10. Obtain copies of Diesel Progress, the CCJ, and other trade publications. Remember that many publications make
electronic versions available and accessible via the Internet. Most are available at no cost.
11. Contact some of the commercial vehicle OEMs and ask them about their customer service philosophy. A lack
of response can sometimes be as informative as a response.
12. Locate the VIN from a commercial truck and identify the vehicle type and the engine used.
13. Explain how HD-OBD and the Right-to-Repair movements are affecting the service and repair industries in
your state or province.
14. Write a short account of what you believe will be the future of ICE power.
15. Research some of the advantages and disadvantages of modern communications technology in on- and off-
road vehicles.
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, Solution and Answer Guide: Bennett 9798214131931; 7th Edition; Chapter 2: History of the Heat Engine
Solution and Answer Guide
BENNETT 9798214131931; 7 TH EDITION ; CHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF THE HEAT ENGINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Discussion Questions....................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Who invented the first heat engine?
a. Otto
b. da Vinci
c. Hero
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
b. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
c. Correct. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
d. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
2. Which of the following properly describes the first heat engine?
a. Internal combustion
b. Two-stroke cycle
c. Four-stroke cycle
d. Reaction turbine
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
b. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
c. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
d. Correct. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
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,3. Who invented the term horsepower?
a. Papin
b. Watt
c. Stephenson
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
b. Correct. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
4. Who built the world’s first useful steam engine?
a. Savery
b. Newcomen
c. Watt
d. Carnot
Answer:
a. Correct. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
b. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
5. Who designed the first centrifugal governor?
a. da Vinci
b. Watt
c. Bosch
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
b. Correct. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
6. In what year did Diesel patent his compression ignition engine?
a. 1864
b. 1892
c. 1896
d. 1912
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
b. Correct. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
c. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
d. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
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, 7. Who patented the first high-pressure liquid fuel injection pump for a diesel engine?
a. Otto
b. Diesel
c. Ricardo
d. Bosch
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
b. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
c. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
d. Correct. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
8. Who is known as the “father of the highway diesel engine?”
a. Diesel
b. Bosch
c. Cummins
d. Roosa
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
b. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
c. Correct. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
d. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
9. What are the U.S. inventors Eckert and Mauchly known for?
a. The first electronic digital computer
b. The first turbocharger
c. The first internal combustion engine
d. The first dry cell battery
Answer:
a. Correct. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
b. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
c. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
d. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
10. The fuel cell was invented by:
a. Trevithick.
b. Watt.
c. Carnot.
d. Grove.
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
b. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
c. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
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Solution and Answer Guide
BENNETT 9798214131931; 7 TH EDITION ; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Discussion Questions....................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Log on to the Internet and search http://www.asecert.org and http://www.dieselnet. com. Explore the websites
of some of the major diesel engine OEMs. Select a company that has an e-mail query page and solicit information
on one of its products.
2. Log on to the TMC website and bookmark it into your favorites.
3. Find out what it takes to become a TMC student technician member. If you qualify, consider joining.
4. Contact the ASE online or by mail and request information on its testing criteria and locations.
5. Investigate the role of the trucking industry in your community. Contact a local engine OEM dealer and
attempt to arrange a visit. Contact your local trucking association and request data on the business activities of
its members.
6. Select one of the major truck OEMs and make a list of its Class 6, 7, and 8 chassis lines and the engine options
it makes available.
7. If you reside in an urban area, check out your local transit provider and make a list of the types of powertrains
that are used in their buses: Attempt to contact the transit corporation, and ask what powertrains they see as
viable in your area in the immediate future.
8. Check out an agricultural machinery supplier in your area and make a list of the range of engines they work on
in their service shop.
9. Select one of the major off-road mobile machinery suppliers and list the engine options: Note whether
they have hybrid or all-electric powertrain option.
10. Obtain copies of Diesel Progress, the CCJ, and other trade publications. Remember that many publications make
electronic versions available and accessible via the Internet. Most are available at no cost.
11. Contact some of the commercial vehicle OEMs and ask them about their customer service philosophy. A lack
of response can sometimes be as informative as a response.
12. Locate the VIN from a commercial truck and identify the vehicle type and the engine used.
13. Explain how HD-OBD and the Right-to-Repair movements are affecting the service and repair industries in
your state or province.
14. Write a short account of what you believe will be the future of ICE power.
15. Research some of the advantages and disadvantages of modern communications technology in on- and off-
road vehicles.
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website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide: Bennett 9798214131931; 7th Edition; Chapter 2: History of the Heat Engine
Solution and Answer Guide
BENNETT 9798214131931; 7 TH EDITION ; CHAPTER 2: HISTORY OF THE HEAT ENGINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Discussion Questions....................................................................................................1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Who invented the first heat engine?
a. Otto
b. da Vinci
c. Hero
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
b. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
c. Correct. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
d. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
2. Which of the following properly describes the first heat engine?
a. Internal combustion
b. Two-stroke cycle
c. Four-stroke cycle
d. Reaction turbine
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
b. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
c. Incorrect. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
d. Correct. [See Hero of Alexandria (Around AD 60) AKA Heron Greece]
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,3. Who invented the term horsepower?
a. Papin
b. Watt
c. Stephenson
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
b. Correct. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
4. Who built the world’s first useful steam engine?
a. Savery
b. Newcomen
c. Watt
d. Carnot
Answer:
a. Correct. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
b. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See Thomas Savery (1650–1715): United Kingdom]
5. Who designed the first centrifugal governor?
a. da Vinci
b. Watt
c. Bosch
d. Diesel
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
b. Correct. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
c. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
d. Incorrect. [See James Watt (1736–1819): United Kingdom]
6. In what year did Diesel patent his compression ignition engine?
a. 1864
b. 1892
c. 1896
d. 1912
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
b. Correct. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
c. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
d. Incorrect. [See Rudolph Diesel (1858–1913): France/Germany]
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website, in whole or in part.
, 7. Who patented the first high-pressure liquid fuel injection pump for a diesel engine?
a. Otto
b. Diesel
c. Ricardo
d. Bosch
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
b. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
c. Incorrect. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
d. Correct. [See Robert Bosch (1861–1942): Germany]
8. Who is known as the “father of the highway diesel engine?”
a. Diesel
b. Bosch
c. Cummins
d. Roosa
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
b. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
c. Correct. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
d. Incorrect. [See Clessie Cummins (1888–1968): United States]
9. What are the U.S. inventors Eckert and Mauchly known for?
a. The first electronic digital computer
b. The first turbocharger
c. The first internal combustion engine
d. The first dry cell battery
Answer:
a. Correct. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
b. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
c. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
d. Incorrect. [See Presper Eckert (1919–1995) and John Mauchly (1907–1980): United States]
10. The fuel cell was invented by:
a. Trevithick.
b. Watt.
c. Carnot.
d. Grove.
Answer:
a. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
b. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
c. Incorrect. [See William Grove (1811-1896)]
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