Work Output of Diesel Cycle
Work output of diesel cycle is the net difference between the work done on the gas during compression and the work done by the gas during expansion. It is the area enclosed by p-v diagram.
Symbol: Wd
Measurement: EnergyUnit: KJ
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Pressure at Start of Isentropic Compression
Pressure at Start of Isentropic Compression refers to the pressure exerted by the charge inside the wall of the cylinder at the start of the reversible adiabatic compression process in IC engine.
Symbol: P1
Measurement: PressureUnit: kPa
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Volume at Start of Isentropic Compression
Volume at Start of Isentropic Compression is the volume of the engine cylinder before reversible adiabatic process, keeping entropy as constant. It is essentially the swept volume of the cylinder.
Symbol: V1
Measurement: VolumeUnit: m³
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Compression Ratio
Compression ratio refers to how much the air-fuel mixture is squeezed in the cylinder before ignition. It's essentially the ratio between the volume of the cylinder at BDC to TDC.
Symbol: r
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Heat Capacity Ratio
The Heat Capacity Ratio or, adiabatic index quantifies the relationship between heat added at constant pressure and the resulting temperature increase compared to heat added at constant volume.
Symbol: γ
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.
Cut-off Ratio
Cut-off ratio is the ratio of the cylinder volume at the start of compression stroke to the volume at the end of expansion stroke. It's a measure of piston's compression of the charge before ignition.
Symbol: rc
Measurement: NAUnit: Unitless
Note: Value should be greater than 0.