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Physics — Otto Cycle (Air-Standard, Worked)

The four-process Otto cycle with every state point computed from r = 10 and γ = 1.40: pressures, temperatures, heat in and out, net work and a 60.2 % air-standard efficiency.

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      "label": "Isentropic relations do the work: T₂/T₁ = r^(γ−1) = 10^0.4 = 2.512 and P₂/P₁ = r^γ = 10^1.4 = 25.12.",
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      "label": "② end of compression  ·  754 K  ·  2.51 MPa  ·  V₁/10",
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      "label": "T₃ = T₂ + q_in/c_v = 754 + 800/0.718 = 1868 K. At constant volume P₃ = P₂ × T₃/T₂ = 6.23 MPa.",
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      "id": "ot-strokes",
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      "id": "ot-real",
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      "label": "Real petrol engines manage 25–35 % brake thermal efficiency. Knock caps r at about 10–12, combustion is neither instantaneous nor at constant volume, and the walls leak heat.",
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