SAMPLE PROBLEM

Reference: HIPOLITO B. STA. MARIA, Page 96

An otto cycle operates on 0.1 lb/s of air from 13 psia and 130 OF of air from 13 psia and 130 OF at the beginning
of compression. The temperature at the end of combustion is 5000 OR; compression is 5.5; hot air standard,
k=1.3.
Find:

P 3 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
A. 𝑉1
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
B. 𝑝2
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5
C. 𝑡2
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
D. 𝑝3
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅
E. 𝑉3
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
F. 𝑡4
𝑘 = 1.3
g. 𝑝4 2 4 𝑟𝑘 = 5.5
Compute:
H. Heat added
I. Heat rejected 1
j. Work V
K. Efficiency of the cycle
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𝐴. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑉1

𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 1

𝑝1 𝑣1 = ṁ 𝑅 𝑇1
2 4

𝑙𝑏 144 𝑖𝑛2 𝑙𝑏 𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏
(13 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠) 𝑣1 = 0.1 53.34 590𝑜 𝑅
1 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑡 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑙𝑏 −𝑜 𝑅

𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑠
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
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𝐵. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝2

𝑝𝑉 𝑘 = 𝐶 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 2
𝑘 = 1.3
process 1 – 2
𝑘 𝑘
2 4 𝑝1 𝑉2 𝑝2 𝑉1
= 𝑜𝑟 =
𝑝2 𝑉1 𝑝1 𝑉2

1
𝑘
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V 𝑉1
𝑝2 = 𝑝1 𝑜𝑟 𝑝2 = 𝑝1 𝑟𝑘 𝑘
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑉2
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑙𝑏 1.3
𝑝2 = (13 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠) 5.5
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑖𝑛
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑙𝑏
𝑓𝑡 3 𝑝2 = 119.2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑣1 = 1.681 𝑖𝑛2
𝑠
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𝐶. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇2

𝑝𝑉 𝑘 = 𝐶 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 2
𝑘 = 1.3
process 1 – 2

2 4 𝑘−1 𝑘−1
𝑇2 𝑉1 𝑘−1 𝑇2 𝑝2 𝑘
= = 𝑇1 𝑟𝑘 =
𝑇1 𝑉2 𝑇1 𝑝1

1
𝑇2 = 𝑇1 𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1 = 590𝑜 𝑅 5.5 1.3−1 = 983.9 𝑅
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐷. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝3
𝑝
= 𝑐 , 𝑜𝑟 𝑉 = 𝑐 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 3
𝑇
process 2 – 3

2 4
𝑝2 𝑝3 𝑝2 𝑇2
= , 𝑜𝑟 =
𝑇2 𝑇3 𝑝3 𝑇3

1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑇3 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹 𝑝3 = 𝑝2 = 119.2 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 983.9𝑜 𝑅
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐸. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣3
𝑝
= 𝑐 , 𝑜𝑟 𝑉 = 𝑐 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 2
𝑇
process 1– 2
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑣3 = 𝑣2
2 4 𝑣1 𝑣1
𝑟𝑘 = 𝑜𝑟 𝑣2 =
𝑣2 𝑟𝑘

1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V 𝑓𝑡 3
1.681 𝑠
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑣2 =
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹 5.5
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅 𝑣2 = 0.3056 𝑠
𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐸. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑣3
𝑝
= 𝑐 , 𝑜𝑟 𝑉 = 𝑐 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 3
𝑇
process 2 – 3

2 4
𝑝2 𝑝3 𝑝2 𝑇2
= , 𝑜𝑟 =
𝑇2 𝑇3 𝑝3 𝑇3

1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑉 = 𝐶
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3 𝑣3 = 𝑣2 = 0.3056
𝑣2 = 0.3056 𝑠
𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐹. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇4
𝑝𝑉 𝑘 = 𝐶
𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 4
𝑘 = 1.3
process 3 – 4 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜:
𝑝3
= 𝑟𝑘 𝑘
2 4 𝑇3 𝑉4
𝑘−1
𝑇4 𝑉3
𝑘−1 𝑝4
= 𝑜𝑟 =
𝑇4 𝑉3 𝑇3 𝑉4 𝑇3
= 𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1
𝑇4
1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹
𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑇3 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑇4 = = = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3 𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1 (5.5)1.3−1
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056
𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3 𝑇4 = 2538𝑜 𝐹
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐺. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝3
𝑝
= 𝑐 , 𝑜𝑟 𝑉 = 𝑐 𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 4
𝑇
process 4 – 1 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜:
𝑝3
𝑝4 𝑝1 = 𝑟𝑘 𝑘
2 4 = 𝑝4
𝑇1 𝑇4

𝑇4 13𝑜 𝑅
1 𝑝4 = 𝑃1 = 2298 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑇1 590𝑜 𝑅
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 @ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 3 − 4
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅 𝑇4 = 2538𝑜 𝐹 = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅 𝑝4 =
𝑓𝑡 3 5.5 1.3
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐻. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑄𝑎 , ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑑
𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏 1 𝐵𝑇𝑈
(53.34 )
𝑅 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅 778 𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏
𝑐𝑣 = =
𝑄𝐴 𝑄𝐴 = 𝑚𝐶𝑣 𝑇3 − 𝑇2 𝑘−1 1.3 − 1

𝑘 = 1.3 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝑐𝑣 = 0.2285
𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅
2 4

𝑄𝐴 = 𝑚𝐶𝑣 𝑇3 − 𝑇2
1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝑄𝐴 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 0.2285 590 − 983.9 𝑅
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑄𝐴 = 91.77 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056
𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅 𝑇4 = 2538𝑜 𝐹 = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐼. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑄𝑅 , ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑗𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑
𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏 1 𝐵𝑇𝑈
(53.34 )
𝑅 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅 778 𝑓𝑡 − 𝑙𝑏
𝑐𝑣 = =
𝑘−1 1.3 − 1

𝑘 = 1.3 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝑐𝑣 = 0.2285
𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅
2 4

𝑄𝑅 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑚𝐶𝑣 𝑇4 − 𝑇1
1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛: V 𝐵𝑇𝑈
−𝑄𝑅 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 0.2285 2998.204 − 590 𝑅
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑙𝑏 − 𝑜 𝑅
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9𝑜 𝐹
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 −𝑄𝑅 = 55.03 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056
𝑇3 = 5000𝑜 𝑅 𝑠 Or
𝑇4 = 2538𝑜 𝐹 = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅
𝑓𝑡 3 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑣1 = 1.681 𝑄𝑅 = −55.03 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑠
𝑙𝑏 𝑄𝐴 = 91.77 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛
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𝐽. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡

𝑄𝐴 𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑄𝐴 − 𝑄𝑅

𝐵𝑡𝑢 𝐵𝑡𝑢
𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 91.77 − 55.03 = 36.75 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠𝑒𝑐
2 4 𝑠 𝑠

𝑄𝑅 𝐵𝑡𝑢 60 𝑠𝑒𝑐 1 𝐻𝑃
1 𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 36.75 = 52 𝐻𝑃
𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑛 42.4 𝐵𝑇𝑈
V 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑜𝐹
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056
𝑜 𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000 𝑅 𝑇4 = 2538 𝐹 = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅
𝑜
3
𝑓𝑡 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏 𝑄𝐴 = 91.77 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑖𝑛 −𝑄𝑅 = 55.03 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
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𝐽. 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜

𝑄𝐴 η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 =
𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 36.75 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠𝑒𝑐
= = 0.4005 𝑜𝑟 40.05 %
𝑄𝐴 𝐵𝑡𝑢
91.77
𝑘 = 1.3 𝑠

2 4
𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒
1
𝑄𝑅 η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 = 1 −
𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1
1 1
η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 = 1 − 0.4005 𝑜𝑟 40.05%
V 5.5 1.3−1
𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
𝑚1 = 0.1 𝑙𝑏/𝑠 𝑜𝐹
𝑟𝑘 = 5.5 𝑇2 = 523.9
𝑝1 = 13 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝑝3 = 605.8 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑇1 = 130 + 460 = 590𝑜 𝑅 𝑓𝑡 3
𝑣2 = 𝑣3 = 0.3056
𝑜 𝑠
𝑇3 = 5000 𝑅 𝑇4 = 2538 𝐹 = 2998.204𝑜 𝑅
𝑜
3
𝑓𝑡 𝑝4 = 66.1 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎
𝑣1 = 1.681
𝑠
𝑙𝑏 𝑄𝐴 = 91.77 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠
𝑝2 = 119.2 2 𝑎𝑏𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑠𝑖𝑎 𝐵𝑡𝑢
𝑖𝑛 −𝑄𝑅 = 55.03 𝐵𝑡𝑢/𝑠 𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 36.75 = 52 𝐻𝑃
𝑠
 QUIZ

draw the corresponding and detail the PV and

TS diagram
 Past ME board Problems. 1. An otto engine has clearance volume of 7%. It
produced 300 KW power. What is the amount of heat rejected in KW? Ans.
152 KW P 3 T
ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡:

1+𝑐
𝑟𝑘 =
𝑐
2 4

1
V S

𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒

1
η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 = 1 −
𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1

𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡
η𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑓𝑓. =
𝑄𝐴
𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡 = 𝑄𝐴 − 𝑄𝑅
Past ME board Problems. 2. An engine operates on the air standard otto
cycle. The cycle work is 900 KJ/Kg, the maximum cycle temperature is 3000
OC and the temperature at the end of isentropic compression is 600 OC.
Determine the engine compression. Ans. rk=6.388
P 3 T
ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡:
𝑄𝐴 = 𝑚𝐶𝑣 𝑇3 − 𝑇2

𝑊𝑛𝑒𝑡
η𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑓𝑓. =
𝑄𝐴
2 4

1
V S

𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒

1
η𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜 = 1 −
𝑟𝑘 𝑘−1
 Past ME board Problems. 3. the condition at the beginning of compression in
an otto engine operating on hot-air standard with k=1.35 are 101.325 Kpa,
0.05 m3 and 32 OC. The clearance is 8% and 15 KJ are added per cycle.
Determine the mean effective pressure. Ans. Pm=323.97 Kpa.
ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡: P 3 T

1+𝑐
𝑟𝑘 =
𝑐

𝑉1
𝑟𝑘 = 2 4
𝑉2

1
𝑉𝐷 = 𝑉1 − 𝑉2
V S

𝑊 𝑊
𝑃𝑚 = 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑃𝑚 = =
𝑉𝐷 𝑉1 − 𝑉2
Past ME board Problems. 4. the compression ratio of an ideal OTTO cycle is
6:1. initial condition are 101.3 Kpa and 20 OC. Find the pressure and
temperature at the end of adiabatic compression. Ans. P= 1244.5 Kpa,
T=599.96 OK.
ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑡:
P 3 T

𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜:

𝑝2
= 𝑟𝑘 𝑘
𝑝1
2 4
𝑇2 𝑘−1
= 𝑟𝑘
𝑇1 1
V S