Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 9 - Gas Power Cycles - Problems - Page 540: 9-40

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The temperature at the end of the compression varies with the compression ratio as $$ T_2=T_1\left(\frac{v_1}{v_2}\right)^{k-1}=T_1 r^{k-1} $$ since $T_1$ is fixed. The temperature rise during the combustion remains constant since the amount of heat addition is fixed. Then, the maximum cycle temperature is given by $$ T_3=q_{\text {is }} / c_v+T_2=q_{\text {in }} / c_v+T_1 r^{k-1} $$ The smallest gas specific volume during the cycle is $$ v_3=\frac{v_1}{r} $$ When this is combined with the maximum temperature, the maximum pressure is given by $$ P_3=\frac{R T_3}{v_3}=\frac{R r}{v_1}\left(q_{\text {in }} / c_v+T_1 r^{k-1}\right) $$
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