A four-stroke, 8 cylinder Diesel engine has a cylinder diameter of 10.8 inches and operates at 12.8 rps. It develops an indicated mean effective pressure of 180 psi. Compute the thermal efficiency if it has an indicated specific fuel consumption of 0.48 lbs/HP-hr. the piston travels in 14.8 inches. The Diesel fuel used has a heating value of 138,000 BTU per one gallon and has a specific gravity of 0.88. use a mechanical efficiency of 80%

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4.) A four-stroke, 8 cylinder Diesel engine has a cylinder diameter of 10.8 inches and operates at 12.8 rps. It develops an indicated mean effective pressure of 180 psi. Compute the thermal efficiency if it has an indicated specific fuel consumption of 0.48 lbs/HP-hr. the piston travels in 14.8 inches. The Diesel fuel used has a heating value of 138,000 BTU per one gallon and has a specific gravity of 0.88. use a mechanical efficiency of 80%
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