Reconsider Problem 9-60. Using EES (or other) software, study the effect of varying the compression ratio from 10 to 18. For the compression ratio equal to 14, plot the T-s and P-v diagrams for the cycle.
Problem 9-60
The compression ratio of an ideal dual cycle is 14. Air is at 100 kPa and 300 K at the beginning of the compression process and at 2200 K at the end of the heat-addition process. Heat transfer to air takes place partly at constant volume and partly at constant pressure, and it amounts to 1520.4 kJ/kg. Assuming variable specific heats for air, determine
The fraction of heat transferred at constant volume and
The thermal efficiency of the cycle.