Question

A four-cylinder, four-stroke internal combustion engine has a bore of 3.7 in. and a stroke of 3.4 in. The clearance volume is 16% of the cylinder volume at bottom dead center and the crankshaft rotates at 2400 RPM. The processes within each cylinder are modeled as an air-standard Otto cycle with a pressure of 14.5 lbf/in. 2 and a temperature of 60 8 F at the beginning of compression. The maximum temperature in the cycle is 5200 8 R.

Based on this model,
1- Write possible Assumptions no less than three assumptions
2- Draw clear schematic for this problem
3- Determine possible Assumptions no less than three assumptions
4- Draw clear schematic for this problem.
5- calculate the net work per cycle, in Btu, and the power developed by the engine, in horsepower.

Answer 1

1) The three possible assumptions are

a) All processes are reversible internally

b) Air, which is the working fluid circulates continuously in a closed loop

cycle

c) The process of combustion is depicted as a heat addition process

2) The diagrams are attached

5) The net work per cycle is 845.88 kJ/kg

The power developed in horsepower ≈ 45374 hP

Step-by-step explanation:

1) The three possible assumptions are

a) All processes are reversible internally

b) Air, which is the working fluid circulates continuously in a closed loop

cycle

c) The process of combustion is depicted as a heat addition process

2) The diagrams are attached

5) The dimension of the cylinder bore diameter = 3.7 in. = 0.09398 m

Stroke length = 3.4 in. = 0.08636 m.

The volume of the cylinder v₁= 0.08636 ×(0.09398²)/4 = 5.99×10⁻⁴ m³

The clearance volume = 16% of cylinder volume = 0.16×5.99×10⁻⁴ m³

The clearance volume, v₂ = 9.59 × 10⁻⁵ m³

p₁ = 14.5 lbf/in.² = 99973.981 Pa

T₁ = 60 F = 288.706 K

`(T_(2))/(T_(1)) = \left ((v_(1))/(v_(2)) \right )^(K-1)`

Otto cycle T-S diagram

T₂ = 288.706*
`6.25^(0.393)` = 592.984 K

The maximum temperature = T₃ = 5200 R = 2888.89 K

`(T_(3))/(T_(4)) = \left ((v_(4))/(v_(3)) \right )^(K-1)`

T₄ = 2888.89 /
`6.25^(0.393)` = 1406.5 K

Work done, W =
`c_v`×(T₃ - T₂) -
`c_v`×(T₄ - T₁)

0.718×(2888.89 - 592.984) - 0.718×(1406.5 - 288.706) = 845.88 kJ/kg

The power developed in an Otto cycle = W×Cycle per second

= 845.88 × 2400 / 60 = 33,835.377 kW = 45373.99 ≈ 45374 hP.