Question: Problem 2 ( to be graded ) : A new air - standard power cycle has been proposed in which air undergoes the following processes

Problem 2(to be graded):
A new air-standard power cycle has been proposed in which air undergoes the following processes inside a piston-cylinder device. Air is compressed isothermally from 120 kPa and 350 K (State 1) to 1500 kPa (State 2). Heat rejection of \(198.3\mathrm{~kJ}/\mathrm{kg}\) occurs during the isothermal compression process. Heat addition of \(1200\mathrm{~kJ}/\mathrm{kg}\) occurs at constant volume \(\left(\mathrm{V}_{2}=\mathrm{V}_{3}\right)\)(State 3). Air expands reversibly and adiabatically to 120 kPa (State 4) and heat is rejected at constant pressure \(\left(P_{4}=P_{1}\right)\) to complete the thermodynamic cycle. Consider constant specific heats for air at 350 K .
(a) Calculate the net specific work \((\mathrm{kJ}/\mathrm{kg})\) for the cycle.
(b) Determine the thermal efficiency (\%) of the cycle.
(c) Show the cycle on P-v and T-s diagrams. Label states, indicate appropriate lines of constant temperature or pressure, and show property values. Do not show specific entropy values on the T-s diagram.
Answers: (a) Not attached; (b)61.6\%; (c) Not attached
Problem 2 ( to be graded ) : A new air - standard

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