Abstract
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To introduce the air-standard cycle as a basis for analysing internal combustion engines.
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To discuss the Carnot cycle as a constant temperature air-standard cycle.
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To outline the practical difficulties in building an engine to work on the Carnot cycle.
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To discuss the Otto cycle as a constant volume air-standard cycle.
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To discuss the influence of the compression ratio on thermal efficiency for the Otto cycle.
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To outline the limitations of the Otto cycle for analysing actual petrol engines.
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To discuss the constant pressure cycle as a basis for analysing gas turbine engines.
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To evaluate the thermal efficiency for a closed-cycle gas turbine engine.
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To discuss the influence of pressure ratio on the performance of a gas turbine engine.
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To discuss the influence of turbine inlet temperature on the performance of a gas turbine engine.
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To model the open-cycle gas turbine engine using the air-standard cycle.
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Sherwin, K. (1993). Gas power cycles. In: Introduction to Thermodynamics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1514-8_8
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