Question 189Motor Plants - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is A) Supercharged, four-stroke cycle diesel engine. In a supercharged, four-stroke cycle diesel engine, the waste heat from the engine's exhaust is more efficiently captured and utilized by the waste heat boiler, resulting in higher steam pressure, temperature, and flow conditions compared to the other engine arrangements. The supercharging and four-stroke cycle allow for more complete combustion and higher temperatures in the exhaust, which the waste heat boiler can then use to generate more steam. The other options, such as loop scavenged, cross flow scavenged, or return flow engines, do not produce as much waste heat in the exhaust, leading to lower steam output from the waste heat boiler.