Gas power cycles worksheet with answers

In an ideal Otto cycle with a compression ratio of 6, air enters the compression stroke at 27 °C. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the temperature T₂ at the end of compression, in K.

An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 10.5. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find its thermal efficiency η in percent.

An ideal Diesel cycle has a compression ratio r = 15 and a cutoff ratio r_c = v₃/v₂ = 2.2. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find its thermal efficiency η in percent.

An ideal Diesel cycle has a compression ratio r = 19 and a cutoff ratio r_c = v₃/v₂ = 2.5. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find its thermal efficiency η in percent.

A gas-turbine plant runs on a Brayton cycle with a compressor pressure ratio of 6. Air enters the compressor at 310 K and the turbine at 1300 K. The compressor has an isentropic efficiency of 85% and the turbine 90%. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the net work output w_net per kilogram of air, in kJ/kg.

A gas-turbine plant runs on a Brayton cycle with a compressor pressure ratio of 14. Air enters the compressor at 295 K and the turbine at 1100 K. Both machines are isentropic. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, c_p = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and c_v = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the net work output w_net per kilogram of air, in kJ/kg.