Question: 8 . 1 7 ) In a reciprocating engine that operates on the Otto cycle, the working fluid is treated as air throughout the cycle

8.17) In a reciprocating engine that operates on the Otto cycle, the working fluid is treated as air throughout the cycle and the air-gasoline combustion is modeled as an effect of heat addition of 2100 kJ/kg of air. If the compression ratio is 9:1 and the air pressure and temperature at the start of the compression stroke are 90 kPa and 25C, find: the temperatures and pressures at each phase of the cycle; its thermal efficiency; and its net specific work output.
8.18) The engine in the previous problem has been modified to operate with an ethanol-based fuel and so the compression ratio has been increased to 11.5:1, with air-ethanol combustion corresponding to a heat addition at 1650 kJ/kg of air. If the air pressure and temperature at the start of the compression stroke are 90 kPa and 25C, find the thermal efficiency and net specific work output of this engine and compare them to the results of the previous (gasoline engine) problem.
please solve part 8.18, the answers are a thermal efficiency of 62.4% and net specific work output 1030 kJ/kg, i just dont understand how to get to these answers.

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