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Diesel Cycle Efficiency
Thermal efficiency of ideal Diesel cycle
Cycles
Source Details
Id
thermo-diesel-efficiency
Name
Diesel Cycle Efficiency
Discipline
thermodynamics
Category
Cycles
Latex
\eta = 1 - \frac{1}{r^{\gamma-1}} \frac{r_c^\gamma - 1}{\gamma(r_c - 1)}
Description
Thermal efficiency of ideal Diesel cycle
Conditions
Ideal compression-ignition engine cycle
Variables
[
{
"symbol": "η",
"name": "Efficiency",
"unit": "",
"siUnit": ""
},
{
"symbol": "r",
"name": "Compression Ratio",
"unit": "",
"siUnit": ""
},
{
"symbol": "rc",
"name": "Cutoff Ratio",
"unit": "",
"siUnit": ""
},
{
"symbol": "γ",
"name": "Specific Heat Ratio",
"unit": "",
"siUnit": ""
}
]Solve For
η
Tags
diesel, cycle, efficiency, compression, engine
Is Custom
false