Diesel Cycle

Ideal Gas Model, constant specific heats

CR =

STATE POINTS
1 - Compression In
2 - Combustion Begins
3 - Expansion Begins
4 - Expansion Ends
5 - Compression In
PROCESSES
Compression
Combustion
Power Stroke
Heat Rejection

RR =

0.287

cv =
cp =
gamma =

0.717
1.004
1.400

P [kPa]

T [oC]

T [K]

v [m3/kg]

uin [kJ/kg]

uout [kJ/kg]

Q [kJ/kg]

W [kJ/kg]

Sums =

0.0

s [kJ/kgK]

0.0

Eta =

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P- v Diagram for Diesel Cycle

1

Compression
Combustion

Power Stroke

Heat Rejection

0
0

Temperature [C]

Pressure [kPa]

1
0

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Specific Volume [m3/kg]

c9

0.7

Variable

0.6

eta
Sensitivity
Study
2000 0.4303967
2300 0.45903811
2600 0.4829306
2900 0.50328743
3200 0.52092418
3500 0.53641284
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Dependent Variable

0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

0
0

3800 0.55016838
4100 0.56250047
4400 0.57364567
4700 0.58378833
5000 0.59307464
5300 0.60162224
5600 0.60952707
5900 0.6168683
6200 0.62371192
6500 0.63011345
6800 0.63612002
7100 0.64177192
2000
4000
6000
8000
7400 0.64710384
Independent
Variable
7700 0.65214585
8000 0.65692414

Series1

10000

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Color Key

[kJ/kgK]

Fill In

[kJ/kgK]
[kJ/kgK]

Problem
Diesel
Constants

Instructions

Sensitivity Study

Sample Problem

u [kJ/kg]

1-2 Isentropic compression

2-3 Constant pressure heat addition
3-4 Isentropic expansion
4-1 Constant volume heat rejection

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T - s Diagram for Diesel Cycle

1

Temperature [C]

1
1
Compression

Combustion

Power Stroke
Heat Rejection

0
0
0.00

0.20

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

Entropy [kJ/kgK]

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