Module 6: Activity No.

Power and Industrial Plant Engineering

Name: Gamboa, Ariel C.

Student No. 20151157958

Problems:

1. The compression ratio of an ideal Otto cycle is 6:1. Initial conditions are 101.3
kPa and 20 deg C. Find the pressure and temp at the end of adiabatic
compression.
a. 1244.5 kPa, 600 K b. 1244.5 kPa, 60 deg C
c. 1244.5 kPa, 60 deg C d. 1244.5 kPa, 600 C

Given :
6
rk =
1
P1=101.3 kPa
T 1=20 ℃+ 273=293 K

Required :

P2
T2

Solution :
 Process (1-2):
k−1
T2 V 1
= ( )
T1 V 2
T 2=T 1 r k k−1=(293 K )(6)1.4−1
T 2=600 K

k−1
T 1 P1
= ( )
T 2 P2
k

1.4−1
293 K 101.3 kPa
600 K
= ( P2 ) 1.4

P2=1244.8 kPa

2. The mep of an ideal Diesel cycle is 758.4 kPa. If P 1 = 93.1 kPaa, rk = 12.5 and
over-all value of k = 1.34, find rc.
a. 1.6 b. 2.1 c. 2.6 d. 3.4

Given :
mep=758.4 kPa
P1=93.1 KPaa
r k =12.5
k =1.34

Required :
rc

Solution :
 Wnet
mep= ; Wnet=mep v D
vD
v D =v 1−v 2
v 1 c +1
rk = =
v2 c
c +1
12.5=
c
c=0.087
v1 =c+ 1=0.087+1=1.087 m 3
v1 =c=0.087=0.087 m 3
v D =v 1−v 2=1.087 m 3−0.087 m 3
v D =1m3
Wnet=mep v D
Wnet=758.4 kPa(1 m3 )
Wnet=758.4 kJ

process 1−2 :( s=C)

P1 v 1k =P2 v 2k =C
P 1 v1 k
= ( )
P 2 v2
1.34
93.1 KPaa 1.087 m3
P2
= (
0.087 m3 )
P2=2746.69 kPaa
P3=P2 =2746.69 kPaa

Wnet=∑ W NF =W 12+W 23+W 34+ W 41 eqn .(1)

P1 v 1−P2 v 2 ( 93.1 KPaa ) ( 1.087 m3 )−(2746.69 kPaa)(0.087 m 3)

W 12= =
1−k 1.1.34

W 12=−405.18 kJ

W 23=P3 v3 −P2 v 2=( 2746.69 kPaa ) ( v 3 ) −( 2746.69 kPaa ) ( 0.087 m3 )

v3

W 34 =
P 4 v 4−P 3 v3
=
( 2746.69 kPaa
( 1.087 m 3 )) ( 1.087 m3 ) −2746.69 kPaa(v3 )

1−k 1−1.34

Substituting ¿ eqn .(1):

 v3
3
758.4 kJ =−405.18 kJ + ( 2746.69 kPaa ) ( v 3 )−( 2746.69 kPaa ) ( 0.087 m +)
( 2746.69 kPaa
( 1.087 m 3 ))
1−

v3 =0.232 m3

v3 0.232 m3
rc= =
v 2 0.087 m3

r c =2.67