List of Project Titles

1. Group 1: Design a Rankine Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a thermal
efficiency exceeds 40%.
2. Group 2: Design a Reheating Vapor Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a
thermal efficiency exceeds 40%.
3. Group 3: Design a Brayton Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a thermal
efficiency exceeds 50%.
4. Group 4: Design an Otto Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a thermal
efficiency exceeds 60%.
5. Group 5: Design a Diesel Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a thermal
efficiency exceeds 60%.
6. Group 6: Design a Refrigeration Cycle and optimize the cycle to achieve a
coefficient of performance (COP) exceeds 4.5.

The report of mini project should contain the following sections:

(i)

Objectives

(5%)

(ii)

Introduction

(10%)

(iii)

Theory/Review

(25%)

(iv)

Methodology

(10%)

(v)

Results

(20%)

(vi)

Discussion

(20%)

(vii)

Conclusions

(5%)

(viii)

References

(5%)

Deadline for submission: 26 March 2010 (Friday)