engines are marvels of engineering that convert thermal energy into mechanical . They operate between high and low- reservoirs, using a to harness the power of flow. Understanding their components and principles is crucial for grasping thermodynamic concepts.
Efficiency is key in performance. The sets the theoretical maximum, while real-world factors like friction and heat loss reduce actual efficiency. Various cycles, such as Otto and Diesel, offer different approaches to harnessing thermal energy in practical applications.
Heat Engines
Components of heat engines
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Convert thermal energy (heat) into mechanical energy () by operating between a () and a ()
Heat flows from the high-temperature reservoir to the low-temperature reservoir, with some of the heat converted into work during this process
undergoes the (gas or steam)
Heat source provides heat to the working substance
Heat sink absorbs heat from the working substance
Mechanical components convert the expansion and contraction of the working substance into useful work
Pistons
Turbines
Factors in heat engine efficiency
Efficiency is the ratio of work output to heat input, calculated using the formula η=QHW
η represents efficiency
W represents work output
QH represents heat input from the high-temperature reservoir
Carnot efficiency is the maximum theoretical efficiency of a heat engine operating between two temperatures, calculated using the formula ηCarnot=1−THTC
TC represents the temperature of the (heat sink)
TH represents the temperature of the (heat source)
A larger temperature difference between the heat source and heat sink leads to higher efficiency
Irreversibilities and losses reduce the actual efficiency of heat engines below the Carnot efficiency
Friction
Heat loss
Incomplete combustion
Efficiency calculations for ideal gas engines
Thermodynamic cycles represent the series of processes that the working substance undergoes in a heat engine, returning to its initial state after completing a cycle
(constant volume heat addition)
Efficiency calculated using the formula η=1−rγ−11
r represents the
γ represents the of the gas
(constant pressure heat addition)
Efficiency calculated using the formula η=1−rγ−11(γ(rc−1)rcγ−1)
r represents the compression ratio
rc represents the
γ represents the specific heat ratio of the gas
(constant pressure heat addition and rejection)
Efficiency calculated using the formula η=1−rpγγ−11
rp represents the
γ represents the specific heat ratio of the gas
Thermodynamic principles and analysis
The first law of thermodynamics relates the change in of a system to heat added and work done
Pressure-volume diagrams are used to visualize and analyze thermodynamic cycles
An is an idealized thermodynamic process that is and reversible
The of the states that it is impossible to construct a heat engine that operates in a cycle and produces no effect other than the extraction of heat from a reservoir and the performance of an equivalent amount of work