Department of Mechanical Engineering

Course Code: ME0221 Fall Thermodynamics II Assignment 2

2021 PBL
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Last Date for Submission: 2-4-2022

Question 1: Determine the maximum possible thermal efficiency of

a gas power cycle when using thermal energy reservoirs at
1100°F and 80°F?

Question 2: An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8. At the beginning of the
compression process, air is at 95 kPa and 27°C, and 750 kJ/kg of heat is transferred to
air during the constant-volume heat-addition process. Taking into account the
variation of specific heats with temperature,
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determine (a) the pressure and temperature at the end of the heat- addition process,
(b) the net work output, (c) the thermal efficiency, and (d) the mean effective pressure
for the cycle.

Question 3: An ideal Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 10.5, takes

in air at 90 kPa and 40°C, and is repeated 2500 times per minute. Using constant
specific heats at room temperature, determine the thermal efficiency of this cycle and
the rate of heat input if the cycle is to produce 90 kW of power.
Solution:

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Level 3
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