QUIZ

ME 322A-COMBUSTION ENGINEERING

NAME :

SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS COMPLETELY. REFRAIN FROM
COPYING YOUR CLASSMATE’S WORK.

1. State 1 for a dual combustion engine is P1 = 1 atm and T1= 60.3 degree Celsius; rk = 18; at the
end of constant volume combustion process the pressure is 7695 kPa, rc = 1.5. Base on 1 kg per
cycle of a hot air standard with k=1.31, determine;
A. Percent clearance
B. P, V, and T at each corner point on the cycle.
C. Work
D. Efficiency.
E. MEP

2. A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working substance is presumed to operate

between temperature limits of 600°𝑭 and 70°𝑭. The pressure at the beginning and end of the
isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine the change
of volume between the end of isentropic compression and the end of isentropic expansion.
3. An Otto cycle, with a 7 to 1 compression ratio, has 320 Btu/lb of heat supply. At the beginning
of the compression process the pressure and temperature are 14.7 psia and 60°F. Assuming
constant specific heat, calculate the peak temperature, °F;
4. Otto cycle with a 7 to 1 compression ratio, has 320 Btu/lb of heat supply. At the beginning of
the compression process the pressure and temperature are 14.7 psia and 60 deg F. Assuming
constant specific heat, constant specific Calculate the peak pressure, psi;
5. Two Carnot Engines A and B operate in series between a high temperature reservoir at 1300K
and low temperture reservoir at 550K. Engine A rejects heat to Engine B, which in turns rejects
heat to the low temperature reservoir. The heat received by Engine A is 600 kJ. The two
engines have equal thermal efficiences. Calculate the work of engine B in kJ.
6. At the beginning of the compression process in an ideal Diesel cycle the pressure is 15 psia,
the temperature is 70 deg F and the volume is 6.54 cu ft. the compression ratio for the cycle is
15, and the heat supplied is 188 Btu. At the end of the compression process the pressure is
665, and the temperature is 1108 deg F. Using the constant specific heat, Calculate the
temperature at the end of expansion process, °F.
7. At the beginning of the compression process in an ideal Diesel cycle the pressure is 15 psia,
the temperature is 70 deg F and the volume i(s 6.54 cu ft, the compression ratio of the is 15,
and the heat supplied is 188 Btu. At the end of the compression process the pressure is 665,
and the temperature is 1108 deg F. Using the constant specific heat, Calculate the heat
rejected, Btu. A. 74.3 Btu. (d) the net work of the cycle, Btu; (e) the thermal efficiency of the
cycle, %; and (f) the horsepower of an engine operating on such a cycle using 0.5 lb of
air/second.
QUIZ

ME 322A-COMBUSTION ENGINEERING

NAME :

8. A Stirling cycle operating with air as a working substance has a pressure of 80 psia, a
temperature of 250 deg. F and a specific volume of 3.28 ft^3/lb at the beginning of the
isothermal heat rejection process. The ratio of volumes at the beginning and end of the
isothermal heat rejection process is 2. The highest temperature involved in the cycle is 1200
deg. F. Calculate the thermal efficiency of the cycle in percent?
9. Ford Motors Corporation uses an ideal Ericsson engine using helium as the working fluid for the
design of its engine that operates between temperature limits of 545 and 3150 deg. R and
pressure limits of 28 and 180 psia. Assuming a mass flow rate of 5 lb/s, determine the heat
transfer rate in the regenerator.

10. A Carnot engine uses air as the working substance and receives heat at a temperature of 315 0C
and rejects it at 650C. The maximum possible cycle pressure is 6.0 MPa and minimum volume is
0.95 liter. When heat is added, the volume increases by 250%. Determine the pressure and
volume at each state in the cycle.
11. A Carnot engine operates between temperatures of 1000 K and 300 K. The engine operates at
2000 rev/min and develops 200 kW. The total engine displacement is such that the mean effective
pressure is 300 kPa. Determine (a) the cycle efficiency; (b) the heat supplied (kW); (c) the total
engine displacement (m3).
12. A Carnot cycle uses nitrogen as the working substance. The heat supplied is 54 kJ. The
temperature of the heat rejected is 210C, and V3/V2=10. Determine (a) the cycle efficiency; (b) the
temperature of heat added; (c) the work.
13. Helium is used in a Carnot engine where the volumes beginning with the constant-temperature
heat addition are V1 = 0.3565, V2 = 0.5130, V3 = 8.0, V4 = 5.57 m3 . Determine the thermal
efficiency.
14. Air is used in a Carnot engine where 22 kJ of heat is received at 560 K. Heat is rejected at 270 K.
The displacement volume is 0.127 m 3. Determine (a) the work; (b) the mean effective pressure.
15. A Carnot engine operates between temperature limits of 1200 K and 400 K, using 0.4 kf of air and
running at 500 rev/min. The pressure at the beginning of heat addition is 1500 kPa and at the end
of heat addition is 750 kPa. Determine (a) the heat added per cycle; (b) the heat rejected; (c) the
power, (d) the volume at the end of heat addition; (e) the mean effective pressure; (f) the thermal
efficiency.