What Causes Overheating in Jaguar XK8's Engine Cylinders?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the final temperature of air in a Jaguar XK8's engine cylinder during the compression stroke. The initial conditions include a volume of 498 cm³, atmospheric pressure of 1.01 x 10^5 Pa, and a temperature of 27.0°C. The gauge pressure at the end of the stroke is 2.8 x 10^6 Pa, which must be converted to absolute pressure for accurate calculations. The correct final temperature, after adjusting for atmospheric pressure, is approximately 773 K (500°C), highlighting the importance of using absolute pressure in thermodynamic equations.

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1A Jaguar XK8 convertible has an eight-cylinder engine. At the beginning of its compression stroke, one of the cylinders contains 498 cm^3 of air at atmospheric pressure (1.01 x 10 ^5 Pa) and a temperature of 27.0 C. At the end of the stroke, the air has been compressed to a volume of 46.3 cm^3 and the gauge pressure has increased to 2.8 x 10 ^6 Pa . What is the final temperature?pv=nrt

T0=300K
P0=1.01 x 10 ^5 Pa
V0=498 cm^3

Tf=?
Pf=2.8 x 10 ^6 Pa .
Vf=46.3 cm^3

So I set a a proportionality and I get Tf=Pf * Vf* T0/( P0 * V0)

plug in the values and get about 773 K or 500 celsius but my answer is wrong.
 
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gauge pressure is the actual pressure - atmospheric pressure.

i.e. gauge pressure = absolute pressure - atmospheric pressure

you need to get Pf in absolute pressure so add atmospheric to it.
 

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