An automobile is traveling at 55 mph on a highway. The cars engine is operating at 2000
Question:
An automobile is traveling at 55 mph on a highway. The car’s engine is operating at 2000 revolutions per minute. The engine fills its cylinders with air each time two revolutions are completed, i.e., it operates on a four-stroke cycle. The volume of air ingested during each cycle is 95% of the engine’s displacement of 1.5 liters. The air enters the cylinders at 0.7 atm and 305 K. Determine the following:
A. The volumetric flow rate of the air at the entering conditions. Calculate in units of m3/s and ft3/min (CFM).
B. The mass flow rate of the air (kg/s).
C. The volumetric flow rate of the air at standard temperature and pressure (STP Ξ 101.325 kPa and 298.15 K). Calculate in units of m3/s and ft3/min (SCFM).
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Thermodynamics Concepts And Applications
ISBN: 9781107179714
2nd Edition
Authors: Stephen R. Turns, Laura L. Pauley