In: Mechanical Engineering
Consider an automobile engine which operates on the ideal Otto cycle. In this engine, air is compressed with a compression ratio of 10. At the beginning of the compression process, air is at 105 kPa and 17oC, and in the combustion process 640 kJ/kg of heat is added to air. Taking into account the variation of specific heats with temperature, determine (a) the pressure and temperature at the end of the heat-addition (combustion) process, (b) the net work output, (c) the thermal efficiency of the engine, and show the cycle on a P-ν diagram.