Semester : SEMESTER 7
Subject : Automobile Engineering
Year : 2020
Term : SEPTEMBER
Branch : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Scheme : 2015 Full Time
Course Code : ME 463
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PART C
Answer any four full questions, each carries 10 marks.
Explain the working of a hydraulic brake system with a sketch.
How braking efficiency of a vehicle is evaluated? What are the parameters that
affect braking efficiency?
Compare the working of vacuum brakes and hydraulic brakes.
Write a note on laying brake line systems for providing braking in all four
wheels of a vehicle?
Discuss the working and advantages of ABS braking system over conventional
systems.
Explain the working of a Brake Caliper with a sketch.
Write a note on the influence of shape of vehicles on drag coefficients.
How does under body floor height influences aerodynamic lift of a vehicle?
Explain the function and advantages of rear end spoiler in a vehicle.
List and explain any two methods to control aerodynamic lift in a vehicle.
Explain any two methods to reduce drag of a car body.
Differentiate between fast back drag and hatch back drag.
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