Consider the Otto and Diesel cycles shown in Figure 11.13? The parameters have been chosen so both

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Consider the Otto and Diesel cycles shown in Figure 11.13?image

The parameters have been chosen so both cycles have the same heat input and the same low temperature and pressure set point. Explain why the difference between the Diesel cycle efficiency and the Otto cycle efficiency is proportional to the area of the green shaded region.

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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