Combustion Quizzes
Combustion Quizzes
1. An air standard Otto cycle has a compression of 7.5. The maximum cycle temperatures are 1663
° K , and the minimum pressure is 101.325 kPa. Determine (a) the cycle efficiency; (b) the
change of entropy during heat addition.
2. The displacement volume of an internal combustion engine is 3 L. The processes within each
cylinder of the engine are modeled as an air-standard Diesel cycle with a cutoff ratio of 2.5. The
state of the air at the beginning of compression is fixed by P1 = 95kPa, T1 = 22℃ , and V1 = 3.2 L.
Determine the net work per cycle in KJ, the power developed by the engine in KW, and the
thermal efficiency, if the cycle is executed 2000 times per min.
3. At the beginning of compression in an air-standard Diesel cycle, P1 = 96kPa, T1 = 290° K , and V1 =
3
0.016 m . The compression ratio is 15 and the maximum cycle temperature is 1290 K. Using the
air tables, determine (a) the mass of air in kg; (b) the heat addition and heat rejection per cycle,
each in kJ; (c) the net work in kJ; (d) the thermal efficiency.
1. An air-standard otto cycle has the following cycle states, where state 1 is the beginning of
isentropic compression ; P1= 101 kpaa, T1= 330K, V1= 0.272 m3, T3= 2000K, r = 5. Using the air
tables, determine (a) the heat added in kJ, (b) the heat rejected in kJ, (c) the net work, (d) the
thermal efficiency
1229.65kj -712.31kj 517.34kj 0.42
2. An engine operates on an air-standard otto cycle with a compression ratio of 9:1. The pressure
and temperature at the end of compression stroke are 800kPaa and 447C. Determine (a) heat
added and (b) the heat rejected if the pressure at the end of heat addition is 3 Mpaa.
3. A diesel engine operates on the air-standard cycle and has a displacement of 3.5 liters. The
engine’s compression ratio is 19, and the cut-off ratio is 2.4. The conditions at the beginning of
compression are 37C, 98kPaa, and 3.7L. If the engine operates at 1500rpm, determine (a) the
expansion ratio, (b) the cycle work in kJ, (c) the power developed in kW
7.9 3.6kJ 90.0 kw
4.
1. A Stirling cycle operates with air and at the beginning of isothermal expansion the state is 447℃
and 8 bars. The minimum pressure in the cycle is 2 bars and at the end of isothermal
compression the volume is 60% of the maximum volume. Determine (a) the thermal efficiency
of the cycle; (b) the mean effective pressure.
2. An Ericsson cycle operate on air and the minimum volume is 0.01 m3. The maximum pressure is
850 kPaa and at the end of constant pressure expansion the volume is 0.02 m3. If the heat added
is 25 kJ, find the amount of heat that must be rejected.
3. An air standard dual cycle has a compression ratio of 17 and a cut off ratio of 1.23. At the
beginning of compression, P1 = 95kPaa, T1 = 310° K . The pressure doubles during the constant
volume heat addition process. If the mass of air is 0.25 kg, determine using the Air tables (a) the
heat addition at constant volume and at constant pressure in kJ; (b) the heat rejection in kJ; (c)
the net work of the cycle; (d) the thermal efficiency.
FINALS
1. One mole of propylene (C3H6) is burned with 20% excess dry air. Determine (a) the air/fuel ratio
used, (b) the volume of fuel burned if the volume of air supplied is 100m3 at 1 bar and 27C.
2. A fuel CxHy burns with air. The products have the following molal analysis on a dry basis: 11%
CO2, 0.5% CO, 2% CH4, 1.5% H2, 6% O2, and 79% N2. Determine (a) the fuel composition, (b)
the percentage of excess air
C13.5H26.04 4.98%
3.