Module 5: Activity No.

Cycles Exercises Problems

Name: Visperas, Stephen Lloyd S.

Student No. 20171135436

Problem:

1. An Otto engine has a clearance volume of 7%. It produces 300 kw power. What
is the amount of heat rejected in kW? Ans.152

PLACE YOUR SOLUTION HERE

𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 7%
𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 300𝑘𝑊

𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑟𝑘 =
𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑉2
= 0.07
𝑉1 − 𝑉2
𝑉2 = 0.07 𝑉1 − 0.07𝑉2 |
1.07𝑉2 = 0.07𝑉1
𝑉1 1.07
𝑟𝑘 = = = 15.285
𝑉2 0.07

1
𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑅𝑀𝐴𝐿 𝐸𝐹𝐹𝐼𝐶𝐼𝐸𝑁𝐶𝑌 = (1 − )
𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1
1
=1− = 0.6640
(15.285)1.4−1

𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡
0.6640 =
𝑄𝐴

300
0.6640 =
𝑄𝐴

𝑄𝐴 = 451.80

𝑄𝑅 = 𝑄𝐴 − 𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡

𝑄𝑅 = 451.80 − 300

𝑸𝑹 = 𝟏𝟓𝟏. 𝟖 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟓𝟐𝒌𝑾
 2. In an air standard Otto cycle, the clearance volume is 18% of the displacement
volume. Find the thermal efficiency. Ans. 0.53

PLACE YOUR SOLUTION HERE

𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝐶𝑉𝐷
𝐶𝑉𝐷 = 0.18

𝑉2 − 0.18(𝑉1 − 𝑉2 )

𝑉2 = 0.18𝑉1 − 0.18𝑉2

𝑉1 𝐶𝑉𝐷 + 𝑉𝐷 𝐶 + 1 1.18
𝑟𝑘 = = = =
𝑉2 𝐶𝑉𝐷 𝐶 0.18

1.18
𝑟𝑘 = = 6.56
0.18

𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑅𝑀𝐴𝐿 𝐸𝐹𝐹𝐼𝐶𝐼𝐸𝑁𝐶𝑌:

𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝑀𝐶𝑣(𝑇3 − 𝑇2 ) − 𝑀𝐶𝑣(𝑇4 − 𝑇1 )

𝑒1 = 𝑋100% =
𝑄𝐴 𝑀𝐶𝑣(𝑇3 − 𝑇2 )

𝑇4 − 𝑇1 1
= (1 − ) 𝑋100% = (1 − 𝑘−1 ) 𝑋100%
𝑇3 − 𝑇2 𝑟𝑘

1
𝑒𝑡 = (1 − ) 𝑋100%
𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1

1
𝑒𝑡 = (1 − ) 𝑋100%
6.561.4−1

𝒆𝒕 = 𝟓𝟑% 𝒐𝒓 𝟎. 𝟓𝟑