EMH332/3 APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS

TUTORIAL 4
1. Consider a petrol engine working on an ideal air-standard Otto cycle. The cylinder
bore is 60mm, the stroke length is 85mm, and the clearance volume is 25cm3.
Determine the efficiency.
2. The compression ratio of a standard Otto cycle is 9.5. Prior to the isentropic
compression process, the air is at 100kPa, 17oC, and 600cm3. The temperature at
the end of the isentropic expansion process is 800K. Using specific heat values at
room temperature, determine (a) The highest temperature and pressure in the
cycle, (b) the amount the transferred, (c) the thermal efficiency and (d) the mean
effective pressure.
3. An ideal gasoline cycle has a compression ratio of 9. At the beginning of the
compression process, air is at 100kPa and 300K, and the cylinder volume is 8000
cm3, and 7.5kJ of heat is added during the heat addition process. Accounting for
the variation of specific heats with temperature, determine (a) the maximum
temperature and pressure which occur during the cycle, (b)the net work output, (c)
the thermal efficiency, and (c) the mean effective pressure of the cycle.
4. A six cylinder, four stroke gasoline engine with 80mm bore and 90cm stroke
developing 50kW at 3000rpm uses 18kg/h of fuel with calorific value of
44MJ/kg. Calculate (a) the indicated thermal efficiency and (b) the BMEP if the
mechanical efficiency is 90%.
5. An ideal diesel engine has a compression ratio of 20 and uses air as the working
fluid. The state of air at the beginning of the compression process is 95kPa and
20oC. If the maximum temperature in the cycle is not to exceed 2200K, determine
(a) the thermal efficiency and (b) the mean effective pressure. Assume constant
specific heats for air at room temperature.
6. An air standard Diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 16 and cut-off ratio of 2.
At the beginning of the compression process, air is at 95kPa and 27oC.
Accounting for the variation of specific heats with temperature, determine (a) the
temperature after the heat addition process, (b) the thermal efficiency, and (c) the
mean effective pressure.
7. An air standard Diesel cycle has a compression ratio of 18.2. Air is at 30 oC and
100kPa at the beginning of the compression process and at 2000K at the end of
the heat addition process. Accounting for the variation of specific heats with
temperature, determine (a) the cut-off ratio, (b) the heat rejection per unit mass,
and (c) the thermal efficiency.