Diesel Engine Efficiency An engine operates on an ideal Diesel cycle with a compression ratio of 16:1. The temperature of air at the start of the compression is 27 °C. If the maximum engine temperature is 1473 °C, determine the thermal efficiency of this engine in [%]. (Note that isentropic constant for air is y = 1.4).

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Diesel Engine Efficiency
An engine operates on an ideal Diesel cycle with a compression ratio of 16:1. The
temperature of air at the start of the compression is 27 °C. If the maximum engine
temperature is 1473 °C, determine the thermal efficiency of this engine in [%]. (Note
that isentropic constant for air is y = 1.4).
Transcribed Image Text:Diesel Engine Efficiency An engine operates on an ideal Diesel cycle with a compression ratio of 16:1. The temperature of air at the start of the compression is 27 °C. If the maximum engine temperature is 1473 °C, determine the thermal efficiency of this engine in [%]. (Note that isentropic constant for air is y = 1.4).
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