Module 5: Activity No.

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Cycles Exercises Problem

Name: Dela Cruz, Robert John V.

Student No. 20200126927

Problem:

For an air-standard Otto cycle, the pressure and temperature at the beginning of
isentropic compression are 120 kPaa and 35 deg C respectively. The peak cycle
pressure and temperature are 4.8 MPaa and 2500 deg C. Determine:
a) the net cycle work in kJ/kg;
b) cycle efficiency;
c) mep.
(Ans: 714.71 kJ/kg; 44.93%; 1251.7 kPaa)

Solution:

kJ
v1 =
MRT 1
=
(
(1 kg) 0.28708
kg ∙ K )
( 35 ° C +273 K )
=0.73684 m3
P1 120 kPa

Peak Cycle: P3=4.8 mPaa=4800 kPaa

T 3=2500 ° C

kJ
v3 =
MRT 3
=
(
(1 kg) 0.28708
kg ∙ K)(2500 ° C +273 k )
=0.16584 m3
P3 4800 kPa

V =C

v3 =v 2=0.16584 m 3

Solving for T 2
k−1 k −1 1.4 −1
T2 v1 v 0.73684
=( )
T1 v2 ( )
→ T 2 =T 1 1
v2
→T 2=( 35+273 ) ( 0.16584 ) =559.27 K

Solving for Q A
 kJ
Q A =mC v ( T 3−T 2) → Q A=C v ( T 3−T 2 ) ;
kg

kJ
Q A =0.7186 ( 2773−559.27 )=1590.7864
kg

Solving for T 4
k−1 k−1 k−1
T4 v v3 0.16584
( )
= 3
T3 v 4
→ T 4=T 3 ( )
v4
→ T 4=559.27 ( 0.73684 ) =1527.13 K

Solving for Q R

kJ
Q R=−mC v ( T 4 −T 1 ) → Q R =−C v ( T 4 −T 1 ) ;
kg

kJ
Q R=−( 0.73684 ) (1527.13−308 )=−876.0668
kg

a. Solving for W net

W net =Q A −[ Q R ] → W net =1590.7864−[ 876.0668 ]

kJ
W net =714.7196
kg

b. Solving for e t

W net 714.7196
et = x 100 % → et = x 100 %
QA 1590.7864

e t =44.93 %

c. Solving for mep

W net 714.7196
mep= =
V D 0.73684−0.16584

mep=1251.7 kPaa