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Final Lecture

The document outlines the concept of a thermodynamic cycle, detailing its elements such as the working substance, heat source, heat sink, and engine. It provides an example of a cycle using a boiler, turbine, condenser, and pump, and highlights the Carnot Cycle as the most efficient thermodynamic cycle. Additionally, it includes calculations related to heat addition, rejection, and work output for a Carnot cycle using air as the working substance.

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Final Lecture

The document outlines the concept of a thermodynamic cycle, detailing its elements such as the working substance, heat source, heat sink, and engine. It provides an example of a cycle using a boiler, turbine, condenser, and pump, and highlights the Carnot Cycle as the most efficient thermodynamic cycle. Additionally, it includes calculations related to heat addition, rejection, and work output for a Carnot cycle using air as the working substance.

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Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:18 AM

CYCLE:
It is a series of processes that a system undergoes, whereby the system's starting state is also
its final state.

ELEMENTS OF A CYCLE:
1. Working Substance - a fluid that undergoes several state changes; receives and rejects heat to
produce net work output.

2. Heat Source (Heat Reservoir) - hot body

3. Heat Sink (Heat Receiver) - cold body

4. Engine - component of the cycle wherein the working substance performs work

This is an example of a cycle. It consists of a boiler as the heat source, the turbine as the
engine, condenser as the heat sink, and pump to apply pressure to the working substance.

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Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:24 AM

Carnot Cycle is the most efficient thermodynamic cycle.

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Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:26 AM

The working substance for a Carnot cycle is 8 lbm of air. The volume at the beginning of
isothermal expansion is 9 cu. ft. and the pressure is 300 psia. The ratio of expansion during the
addition of heat is 2 and the temperature of the cold body is 90°F. Find:
1. Heat added in BTU
2. Heat rejected in BTU
3. Work net in BTU
4. V3 in ft3
5. P3 in psia
6. V4 in ft3
7. P4 in psia
8. Mean effective pressure in psia
9. V3/V2
10. V3/V1

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Monday, October 4, 2021 3:26 PM

A carnot engine operation between 775K and 305K produces 54kJ of work. Determine a.) Qa b.)
Change in entropy during heat rejection and c.) e

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