Work and heat transfer in internal combustion engine

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Homework Statement

: [/B]At the beginning of the compression stroke of a two-cylinder internal combustion engine the air is at a pressure of 101.325 kPa. Compression redeuces the volume to 1/5 of its original volume, and the law of compression is given by PV^1.2 = const. If the bore and stroke of each cylinder is 0.15 m and 0.25 m , respectively, determine the power absorbed in kW by compression strokes when the engine speed is such that each cylinder undergoes 500 compression strokes per minute.

The answer is given as : 17.95 kW

2. Homework Equations :
I hv written all formulas in the solution (attachment).

The Attempt at a Solution

:[/B] I hv attached the solution I hv done. Please rectify my mistake... where I am doing wrong..my ans is not matching with the given one.
 
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  • Handwritten solution rotated sideways: PV^1.2 = C, V2 = V1/5, V1 = pi x (0.15)^2 x 0.25 / 4 = 4.418 x 10^-3 m^3, W = P1V1 over (n-1) times bracket, and power = 0.85 x 500 x 2 / 60 = 14.167 kW.
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Suman_babai said:
given by PV^1.2 = const.
Are yo usure this is not pV^1.4 ?
 
Replusz said:
Are yo usure this is not pV^1.4 ?
that could be a printing mstake... thanks... this book is just full of calculation errors.
 
And if you calculate it with 1.4? do you get the right answer? (it is 1.4 because for adiabatic expressions pV^(1+2/f)=const. and f=5 for air. )
 
Replusz said:
And if you calculate it with 1.4? do you get the right answer? (it is 1.4 because for adiabatic expressions pV^(1+2/f)=const. and f=5 for air. )
no.. it is coming around 16.(something)... may be the question is wrong.. thanks anyway.
 
Suman_babai said:

Homework Statement

: [/B]At the beginning of the compression stroke of a two-cylinder internal combustion engine the air is at a pressure of 101.325 kPa. Compression redeuces the volume to 1/5 of its original volume, and the law of compression is given by PV^1.2 = const. If the bore and stroke of each cylinder is 0.15 m and 0.25 m , respectively, determine the power absorbed in kW by compression strokes when the engine speed is such that each cylinder undergoes 500 compression strokes per minute.

The answer is given as : 17.95 kW

2. Homework Equations : I hv written all formulas in the solution (attachment).

The Attempt at a Solution

:[/B] I hv attached the solution I hv done. Please rectify my mistake... where I am doing wrong..my ans is not matching with the given one.
Here is correct solution bro. V1-V2= Volume swept by piston.
Volume swept by piston not equal to v1, where you went wrong.
 
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  • Handwritten engineering solution on lined paper showing a piston-cylinder diagram, polytropic compression with n = 1.2, stroke length 0.25 m and bore 0.15 m, volume swept calculations, and work done and power formulas.
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