//Chapter-2, Illustration 7, Page 62 //Title: Gas Power Cycles //============================================================================= clc clear //INPUT DATA rv=16;//Compression ratio P1=0.1;//Pressure at point 1 in MPa T1=288;//Temperature at point 1 in K T3=1753;//Temperature at point 3 in K y=1.4;//Ratio of specific heats Cp=1.005;//Specific heat at constant pressure in kJ/kg-K R=0.287;//Universal gas constant in kJ/kg-K //CALCULATIONS T2=T1*(rv^(y-1));//Temperature at point 2 in K rc=T3/T2;//Cut-off ratio q1=Cp*(T3-T2);//Heat supplied in kJ/kg nth=(1-(((rc^y)-1)/((rv^(y-1))*y*(rc-1))))*100;//Cycle efficiency wnet=(q1*nth)/100;//Net work done in kJ/kg v1=(R*T1)/(P1*1000);//Speific volume at point 1 in (m^3)/kg v2=v1/rv;//Speific volume at point 2 in (m^3)/kg MEP=wnet/(v1-v2);//Mean effective pressure in kPa //OUTPUT mprintf('Cut-off ratio is %3.2f \n Heat supplied is %3.1f kJ/kg \n Cycle efficiency is %3.1f percent \n Mean effective pressure is %3.2f kPa',rc,q1,nth,MEP) //==============================END OF PROGRAM=================================