Is My Internal Combustion Engine Efficiency Too Low? A Table Analysis

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i am calculating the properties of an internal combustion engine, however, for efficiency i am getting a value of 0.2%.This seems too low to be correct. please see attached table of values and point out any figures that seem incorrect

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What are your units of time, fuel flow rate and engine specific fuel consumption?
 
Time: Seconds
Fuel Flow Rate: kg/s
SFC: kg/kW/h
 
In calculating engine efficiency, did you multiply by 100 to convert a decimal to a percentage?
 
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No i didn't, its always the obvious, Thanks SteamKing.