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Otto cycle p-v diagram

% pv diagram of otto cycle

clear all
close all
clc

% inputs

gamma = 1.4
t3 = 3000

% state variables

p1 = 101325
t1 = 500

% engine geometric prameters

bore = 0.1;
stroke = 0.1;
con_rod = 0.15;
cr = 15;

% calculating the swept volume and the clearance volume

v_swept = (pi/4)*bore^2*stroke;
v_clearance = v_swept/(cr-1);

v1 = v_swept+v_clearance;
v2 = v_clearance;

% state variables at point 2
% p2v2^gamma = p1v1^gamma
% p2 = p1*(v1/v2)^gamma = p1*cr^gamma

p2 = p1*cr^gamma

%p1v1/t1 = p2v2/t2 | t2 = p2*v2*t2/(p1*v1)

t2 = p2*v2*t1/(p1*v1)

constant_c = p1*v1^gamma;
V_compression = engine_kinematics(bore,stroke,con_rod,cr,180,0);
P_compression = constant_c./V_compression.^gamma

% state variables at point 3

v3 = v2
%p3v3/t3 = p2v2/t2 | p3 = p2*t3/t2

p3 = p2*t3/t2

constant_c = p3*v3^gamma;
V_expansion = engine_kinematics(bore,stroke,con_rod,cr,0,180);
P_expansion = constant_c./V_expansion.^gamma


%state variables at state point 4

v4 = v1

% p3v3^gamma = p4v4^gamma |p4 = p3(v3/v4)^gamma

p4 = p3*(v3/v4)^gamma

hold on
plot(v1,p1,\'color\',\'b\')
plot(V_compression,P_compression,\'color\',\'b\')
plot(v2,p2,\'color\',\'b\')
plot(v3,p3,\'color\',\'b\')
plot(V_expansion,P_expansion,\'color\',\'b\')
plot(v4,p4,\'color\',\'r\')
plot([v1 v4],[p1 p4],\'color\',\'b\')
plot([v2 v3],[p2 p3],\'color\',\'b\')
grid on

% Thermal efficiency of the engine

rc = 12;
gamma = 1.4;

n_thermal = 1-1/rc^(gamma-1)

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