Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 9 - Gas Power Cycles - Problems - Page 538: 9-6C

Answer

The MEP is the frictional pressure, which if acted on the piston during the entire power stroke, would produce a same amount of work, as the produced during the actual cycle.

Work Step by Step

The MEP is the frictional pressure, which if acted on the piston during the entire power stroke, would produce a same amount of work, as the produced during the actual cycle.
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