Q. The loud pulsating noise heard with in the cylinder of an IC engine is known as

A
Scavenging
B
Detonation
C
Injecting
D
Supercharging
Solution:
  • It is the phenomenon of the fuel to pre-ignite or auto-ignite in an engine’s combustion chamber before the spark plug ignition.
  • Due to this, a shock wave created throughout the cylinder and produces a loud metal clanging noise.
  • This entire process is called knocking.

When knocking when occurs in compression ignition engine (CI engines) then called detonation

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