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T s

Show the Carnot cycle, with air as the working fluid on

diagram as in Figure (1).

Use ideal-gas specific heats of various common gases table, to find the properties of
air.
Gas constant, R 0.287 kJ kg K

th
Express the thermal efficiency of the given Carnot cycle
T
th 1 L
TH

TH
Here, the temperature of the heat source is

(1)
TL
, and the temperature of the sink is .

th

TL
Rearrange Equation (1), and substitute 300 K for
T
TH L
1 th

, and 0.60 for

TH
to find

300K
1 0.6
750 K

s2 s1
Find the entropy change for the isothermal process 1-2
P
s2 s1 s2o s1o R ln 2
P1

s1

s2

Here, the specific entropy of air at state 1 is

,the specific entropy of air at state 2 is ,

s1o
specific entropy of air at state 1 as a function of temperature alone is , entropy of air at
P1
s2o
state 2 as a function of temperature alone is , pressure of air at state 1 is , pressure of
P2
R
air at state 2 is , and the gas constant of air is .
s1o

s2o

For isothermal process 1-2, temperature remains constant, hence

and
are equal, as
o
o
s2 s1 0.287 kJ kg K
they are functions of temperature only. Substitute 0 for
,
for R, 700
P2
P1
kPa for , and 1,000 kPa for .
700 kPa
s2 s1 0 0.287 kJ kg K ln
1, 000 kPa
0.1204 kJ kg K

Wnet
Find the net power developed in the Carnot cycle
Wnet m s2 s1 TH TL

Here, the mass of air is m.

0.1204 kJ kg K

s2 s1

TH

Substitute 0.0025 kg for m,

for
, 750K for
.
Wnet 0.0025 kg 0.1204 kJ kg K 750 300 K

=0.115 kJ

0.115 kJ
Hence, the net power developed in the Carnot cycle is

TL
, and 300 K for