ENGR5003 Lecture 11 worked example (slides 12-17)
The p-V diagram of a petrol engine at maximum power output (full throttle) with a compression ratio of 10 and a gravimetric air/fuel ratio of 15 is analysed on the basis of an Otto cycle with the following modifications to approximate real conditions:
- for compression from state 1 to 2: ;
- for heat addition from state 2 to 3: ;
- for expansion from state 3 to 4: ;
- is reduced by 20% to allow for incomplete combustion and heat-transfer losses;
- 15% of the work output is lost to friction and to driving essential auxiliaries (e.g. the water pump).
Estimate the brake thermal efficiency of the engine given , calorific value of the fuel 43 710 kJ/kg and air gas constant .
Formulas you may need
- Adiabatic process: , so (on the formula sheet)
- Constant-volume heat addition: (on the formula sheet)
- ; adiabatic work (on the formula sheet)
- Ideal gas at constant volume: const (Gay-Lussac) (on the formula sheet)
- Heat released per kg of mixture: (learn this, Lecture 11)
- Brake work = indicated work minus friction; (learn this)
- (a)Find after compression.
- (b)Find the specific heat added per kg of mixture and the temperature after heat addition, with the 20% pressure reduction.
- (c)Find after expansion.
- (d)Find the compression and expansion work, the brake work and the brake thermal efficiency.