Module 3: Activity No.

Cycles Exercises Problems

Name: Gamboa, Ariel C.

Student No. 20151157958

Problem:

The beginning of the compression stroke for an air-standard Diesel cycle is at 98 kPaa
and 26 deg C. For a maximum cycle temperature of 2550 deg C and compression ratio
of 18, find: a) thermal efficiency; b) the mep
(Ans: 59.03%; 1344.8 kPa)

Given:
P1 = 98 KPA
T 1 = 26⁰C + 273 = 299 K
Rc = 18
T 3 = 2550⁰C + 273 = 2823 K

SOLUTION:
T2 = T1 ¿
@ Pt.1: T 2 = 299 K ¿
T 2 = 950.12 K
RT1
V1 =
P1 @ Pt.3:
(0.28708)(299 K )
V1 =
98 KPA T3
3
V3 = ( )(V 2)
T2
V 1 = V 4 = 0.8759 m
kg V3 = (
2823 K m3
)( 0.0487 )
950.12 K kg
@ Pt.2: 3
V 3 = 0.1447 m
kg
V1
V2 =
Rc
0.8759 @ Pt.4:
V2 =
18
3 T4 = T3 ¿
V 2 = 0.0487 m
kg T 4 = (2823 K) ¿
T 4 = 1373.78 K
P2 = P1 ¿
P2 = 98 ¿
P2 = P3 = 5605.4 kPa
a. Q A = C P(T 3−T 2)
Q A = (1.0062) (2823 K−¿950.12 K)
kj
Q A = 1884.49
kg

Q R = C v(T 4−T 1)
Q R = (0.7186) (1373.78 K−299 K)
kj
Q R = 772.34
kg

W NET = │Q A │ - │Q R│
kj kj
W NET = │1884.49 │ - │772.34 │
kg kg
kj
W NET = 1112.15
kg

W NET
et = x 100%
QA

kj
1112.15
kg
et = x 100%
kj
1884.49
kg

e t = 59.02%

W NET W NET
b. mep = =
VD V 1−V 2
kj
1112.15
kg
mep = 3
m m3
0.8759 −0.0487
kg kg

mep = 1344.48 kPa