8-Fuel Air Cycles

Background
Air standard cycles had simplified

approximations, and therefore, performance
estimate of the engine is greater than the actual
performance.
With a compression ratio of 7:1, the actual

indicated thermal efficiency of an SI engine is of
the order of 30 %, while the ideal (or air-standard)
efficiency is about 55 %.
This divergence is due to partly due to non-

instantaneous burning, incomplete combustion,
valve operation etc. However, the main reason lies
with the over-simplification of using values of
properties of the working fluid.
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Background-Contd.
Ideal Case:
Working fluid is air

Air is a perfect gas
Has constant specific heats
Actual Case:
Working fluid is air + fuel + residual gas
Specific heats increases with increase in
temperature
Combustion products are subjected to
dissociation at high temperature
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Fuel-Air Cycle Considerations
– Actual composition of the cylinder gas (fuel

+ air + water vapor in air + residual gas)
– F/A ratio change during operation, and

hence changes in amount of CO2, water
vapor etc.
– Specific heat changes with temperature

(except for mono-atomic gas), and hence,
ratio of specific heats (k) also changes.
– Changes in no. of molecules in cylinder with

the change in pressure and temperature.
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Fuel-Air Cycles - Assumptions
There is no chemical change in either fuel or air
prior to combustion.
There is no heat transfer between the gases and
cylinder walls in any process (adiabatic).
Compression and expansion processes are

frictionless.
The velocities are negligibly small.
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Remark
# The air-standard analysis allows how the efficiency
is improved by raising the compression ratio of air.
# It does not give any idea on the effect of F/A
ratio on thermal efficiency.
Fuel – Air Cycles

Allows study of F/A ratio on thermal efficiency.
Allows study of pmax and Tmax as F/A ratio is
varied. This helps in structural design of the engine.
Gives a good estimate of the power expected
from an actual engine.
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Variable Specific Heats:
# Except mono-atomic gases, all other gases show

an increase in specific heats at high temperature.
This increase does not obey any law.
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# Over the temperature range in general use for
gases in heat engines (300 K – 1500 K), the specific
heat curve is nearly a straight line, and can be
expressed as
Cp = a1 + k1T
Cv = b1 + k1T
R = Cp - Cv = a1-b1
# Above 1500 K, specific heats increase more rapidly,

and may be expressed in the form
Cp = a1 + k1T + k2T2
Cv = b1 + k1T + k2T2
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Physical Explanation
Cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK at 300 K

Cp = 1.343 kJ/kgK at 2000 K
Cv= 0.718 kJ/kgK at 300 K

Cv = 1.055 kJ/kgK at 2000 K
Increase of specific heat is that as

temperature is raised, larger and larger fractions
of heat input go to produce the motion of atoms
within the molecules.
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Explanation
As temperature is an indication of motion of

molecules as a whole, therefore, the energy
that goes into the motion of atoms does not
contribute to temperature rise.
This is the reason, why more heat is required

to raise the temperature of unit mass by one
degree (This heat, by definition, is the specific
heat). As Cp-Cv =Constant, and k (=Cp/Cv)
decreases with increase of temperature.
Therefore, variation of specific heats leads

the FINAL temperature and pressure to lower
values (as compared to constant specific heats).
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1-2-3-4 : with constant specific heats
1-2´-3´-4´´ : with constant specific heat from point 3´
1-2´-3´-4´ : with variable specific heats
2´ is lower than 2 : due to variable specific heats

3´ is lower than 3 : temperature rise due to a given heat
release ↓ as Cp ↑, and also as 2´ is lower than 2.
3´ to 4´´ : resulting adiabatic expansion.
3´ to 4´ : correct expansion (Specific heat ↓
as Temperature ↓ during expansion). 11
Dissociation Loss
Dissociation : disintegration of combustion products

at high temperature. During dissociation, heat is
absorbed, whereas during combustion heat is
liberated.
At 10000C, CO2 U CO + O2 + heat
At 13000C, H2O U H2 + O2 + heat
Presence of CO and O2 in the gases tends to

prevent the dissociation of CO2 in rich mixture,
which, by producing more CO suppresses the
dissociation of CO2. That means, there there is no
dissociation in the burnt gases of a lean mixture,
because the temperature produced is too low for
the phenomenon to occur.
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Remarks
Lean Mixture : No dissociation takes place

due to low temperature.
Maximum dissociation : Chemically correct

mixture when the temperature is high.
Rich Mixture : Dissociation is prevented by

the available CO and O2.
Further, heat transfer to cooling medium

causes a reduction in maximum temperature
and pressure. As temperature falls (during the
expansion stroke) the separated constituents
recombine and heat absorbed (during
dissociation) gets released. But, it becomes
too late to recover.
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The curve shows the reduction in exhaust gas temperature
due to dissociation with respect to air-fuel ratio.
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Effect of dissociation on Power (SI Engine)
Power Output is
maximum at
stoichiometric
ratio where there
is no dissociation.
Shaded area
represents loss of
power due to
dissociation.
For Lean mixture : No dissociation.
For Stoichiometric : Maximum dissociation.
For Rich mixture : Effect declines due to incomplete combustion
and also due to increased quantity of CO.
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Effect of Operating Variables
Compression Ratio: For a
given φ, efficiency (fuel-
air cycle) increases with
compression ratio (r) in
a similar manner as that
of air standard cycle.
pmax increases with

increasing r and
liberation of chemical
energy at high pressure
gives more scope for
expansion work. Thus,
there is higher efficiency
but to a certain value of
compression ratio (r).
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φ = Equivalence Ratio
At the same compression
Actual F
ratio, efficiency (fuel-air) = A
Ratio
decreases with increasing φ. Stoicheometric F

A
Ratio
φ < 1 implies a lean mixture.

Tmax becomes lower due to
excess air. This results in
lower specific heats and
higher values of k. Hence,
efficiency increases with
decreasing φ (gases expand
to a larger temperature before
exhaust).
When φ > 1, efficiency (fuel-
air) decreases with
increasing φ, because
insufficient air leads to
incomplete oxidation of fuel.
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Effect of Equivalence Ratio on Temperature
At a given r, maximum
temperature is reached
when the mixture is slightly
rich (about 6 - 8 %). This is
because, at φ=1, there is
still some oxygen present
at point 3 because of
chemical equilibrium
effects, and a rich mixture
will cause more fuel to
combine with oxygen at
that point thereby raising
the temperature T 3.
However, at rich mixtures
increased formation of CO
counteracts this effect.
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Effect of Equivalence Ratio on Pressure
The pressure of a gas

in a given space
depends upon its
temperature and the
number of molecules.
The curve of
p3,therefore follows T3,
but because of the
increased no. of
molecules, p3 starts
decreasing when the
mixture is about 18 to
20 % rich.
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Background

 Air standard cycles had simplified

 With a compression ratio of 7:1, the actual

 This divergence is due to partly due to non-

 Working fluid is air

– Actual composition of the cylinder gas (fuel

– F/A ratio change during operation, and

– Specific heat changes with temperature

– Changes in no. of molecules in cylinder with

 Compression and expansion processes are

Fuel – Air Cycles

# Except mono-atomic gases, all other gases show

# Above 1500 K, specific heats increase more rapidly,

Cp = 1.005 kJ/kgK at 300 K

Cv= 0.718 kJ/kgK at 300 K

 Increase of specific heat is that as

 As temperature is an indication of motion of

 This is the reason, why more heat is required

 Therefore, variation of specific heats leads

2´ is lower than 2 : due to variable specific heats

Dissociation : disintegration of combustion products

Presence of CO and O2 in the gases tends to

 Lean Mixture : No dissociation takes place

 Maximum dissociation : Chemically correct

 Rich Mixture : Dissociation is prevented by

Further, heat transfer to cooling medium

pmax increases with

decreases with increasing φ. Stoicheometric F

φ < 1 implies a lean mixture.

The pressure of a gas

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Air standard cycles had simplified

With a compression ratio of 7:1, the actual

This divergence is due to partly due to non-

Working fluid is air

Compression and expansion processes are

Increase of specific heat is that as

As temperature is an indication of motion of

This is the reason, why more heat is required

Therefore, variation of specific heats leads

Lean Mixture : No dissociation takes place

Maximum dissociation : Chemically correct

Rich Mixture : Dissociation is prevented by