Question: 8 ) During the power stroke in a four - stroke automobile engine, the piston is forced down as the mixture of combustion products and

8) During the power stroke in a four-stroke automobile engine, the piston is forced
down as the mixture of combustion products and air undergoes an adiabatic expansion. Assume (1) the engine is running at r [cycles/min]; (2) the gauge pressure immediately before the expansion is P [atm]; (3) the volumes of the mixture immediately before and after the expansion are V1[cm^3] and V2[cm^3], respectively; (4) the time interval for the expansion is one-fourth that of the total cycle; and (5) the mixture behaves like an ideal gas with specific heat ratio Y. Find the average power generated during the power stroke.

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