A diesel cycle operates at and receives 400BTU of energy from
the combustion process. The hot air standard is k=1.3. The diesel
engine receives air at a pressure of 14.5psia, 90°F, and 0.55lb.
What is the mean effective pressure of the engine? The cut-off
ratio is 12% of the volume displacement and the percent clearance
is 8%.
explain why constant volume combustion gives a higher indicated
fuel conversion efficiency than constant pressure combustion for
the same compression ratio.
Determine the adiabatic combustion temperature at constant
pressure and at constant volume for two of the fuels of personal
choice. Graphically show that this corresponds to the product
temperature where the heat of reaction is zero.
combustion engine.
Discuss the thermodynamics of the Otto cycle for a combustion
engine.
Why does the efficiency depend on the compression ratio?
What is the problem with that? Why is the Otto cycle better than
a steam engine? Or, what is the main innovation
In a dual-combustion cycle, the maximum temperature is 2000 ?C
and the maximum pressure is 70 bar. Calculate the cycle efficiency
and the mean effective pressure when the pressure and temperature
at the start of compression are 1 bar and 17 ?C, respectively. The
compression ratio is 18/1.
ANSWERS(63.7%; 10.54 bar)
Compare the Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, and Stirling cycle.
a: Draw the P-v diagrams and label all the processes.
b: Draw the corresponding T-s diagrams for the three power
cycles and label all the processes.
c: Draw the corresponding T-v diagrams for the three power
cycles and label all the processes.
d: Discuss the similarity and the difference about their thermal
efficiencies explicitly.
e: Discuss how to improve the thermal efficiencies of the Otto
cycle, the Diesel cycle, and the...
A) For a particular process that is carried out at constant
pressure, q = 145 kJ and w = -35 kJ.
Therefore,
= 180 kJ and ΔH = 145 kJ.
ΔE = 145 kJ and ΔH = 180 kJ.
ΔE = 110 kJ and ΔH = 145 kJ.
ΔE = 145 kJ and ΔH = 110 kJ.
B)
Dry chemical hand warmers utilize the oxidation of iron to form
iron oxide according to the following reaction:
4Fe(s)+3O2(g)→2Fe2O3(s)
Standard thermodynamic quantities...
Find ΔE° for the reaction below if the process is
carried out at a constant pressure of 1.00 atm andΔV (the
volume change) = -24.5 L. (1 L ∙ atm = 101 J)
2 CO(g) + O2 (g) → 2
CO2(g) ΔH° = -566. kJ
Select one:
A. +2.47 kJ
B. -568 kJ
C. -2.47 kJ
D. -564 kJ
Did you know that diesel engines don’t have spark plugs? The
cycle that diesel engines undergo involves adiabatically
compressing the air in the cylinder, then injecting some fuel. When
the fuel is injected it ignites if the temperature of the air in
the cylinder is above the fuel’s flashpoint. Most diesel engines
have a compression ratio (the ratio of the maximum to minimum
volume) between 14:1 and 25:1.
a) For the given range of compression ratios, what is the range...