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Question

What is the efficiency of a cycle consisting of two isochoric and two adiabatic lines, if the volume of the ideal gas changes 10 times within the cycle? The working substance is nitrogen [(10)0.4 = 2.5].

Options

A.40%
B.25%
C.60%
D.75%

Solution

$T_{2}.V_{1}^{\gamma - 1} = T_{3}.V_{2}^{\gamma - 1} $$${\text{and }T_{1}.V_{1}^{\gamma - 1} = T_{4}.V_{2}^{\gamma - 1} }{\therefore\frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}} = \frac{T_{3}}{T_{4}} \Rightarrow \frac{T_{2} - T_{1}}{T_{1}} = \frac{T_{3} - T_{4}}{T_{3}}}$$

$\eta = 1 - \frac{\left| q_{rej} \right|}{q_{abs}} = 1 - \frac{n.C_{V,m}\left( T_{3} - T_{4} \right)}{n.C_{V,m}\left( T_{2} - T_{1} \right)} = 1 - \frac{T_{4}}{T_{1}}$

$= 1 - \left( \frac{V_{1}}{V_{2}} \right)^{\gamma - 1} = 1 - \left( \frac{1}{10} \right)^{\frac{7}{5} - 1} = - 0.6$

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