In: Mechanical Engineering
At the beginning of the compression process of an air-standard dual cycle with a compression ratio of 18, the temperature is 300K and the pressure is 0.1 MPa. The pressure ratio for the constant volume part of the heating process is 1:5:1. The volume ratio for the constant pressure part of the heating process is 1:2:1. Determine:
(a.) The temperature and pressure at the end of each process of the cycle.
(b.) The thermal efficiency.
(c.) The mean effective pressure.