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1.Easy
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An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8.5. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find its thermal efficiency η in percent.

r = 8.5k = 1.4
η = %
2.Easy
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An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 7. At the start of compression the air is at 310 K, and the highest temperature in the cycle is 1600 K. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the net work output w per kilogram of air, in kJ/kg.

r = 7T1 = 310 KT3 = 1600 Kk = 1.4cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K)
w = kJ/kg
3.Medium
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An ideal Diesel cycle has a compression ratio r = 17 and a cutoff ratio rc = v₃/v₂ = 1.8. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find its thermal efficiency η in percent.

r = 17rc = 1.8k = 1.4
η = %
4.Medium
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An ideal Diesel cycle has a compression ratio r = 19 and a cutoff ratio rc = v₃/v₂ = 2.5. At the start of compression the air is at 290 K. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the temperature T3 at the end of heat addition, in K.

r = 19rc = 2.5T1 = 290 Kk = 1.4
T3 = K
5.Hard
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A gas-turbine plant runs on a Brayton cycle with a compressor pressure ratio of 6. Air enters the compressor at 290 K and the turbine at 1500 K. The compressor has an isentropic efficiency of 82% and the turbine 88%. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the net work output wnet per kilogram of air, in kJ/kg.

rp = 6T1 = 290 KT3 = 1500 Kηc = 82%ηt = 88%k = 1.4cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K)
wnet = kJ/kg
6.Hard
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A gas-turbine plant runs on a Brayton cycle with a compressor pressure ratio of 20. Air enters the compressor at 288 K and the turbine at 1200 K. Both machines are isentropic. Use the cold-air-standard assumptions: air is an ideal gas with constant specific heats, k = 1.4, cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K) and cv = 0.718 kJ/(kg·K). Find the net work output wnet per kilogram of air, in kJ/kg.

rp = 20T1 = 288 KT3 = 1200 Kk = 1.4cp = 1.005 kJ/(kg·K)
wnet = kJ/kg

Answer key

  1. 1. η = 57.52 %
  2. 2. w = 359.1 kJ/kg
  3. 3. η = 63.29 %
  4. 4. T3 = 2354 K
  5. 5. wnet = 293.9 kJ/kg
  6. 6. wnet = 301.8 kJ/kg

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