Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

by Cengel, Yunus; Boles, Michael

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 9 - Gas Power Cycles - Problems - Page 539: 9-29C

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

Otto cycle efficiency will be highest with argon as argon has highest specific heat ratio 1.667. This answer can be found in the chapter 9 reading.

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