Gas Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M .

Mallikarjuna

4.9 Lenoir Cycle:

1 3

Volume
(a)

Entropy
(b)
Fig.4.9. Lenoir cycle on p-v and T-s diagrams

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Gas Power Cycles Prof. U.S.P. Shet , Prof. T. Sundararajan and Prof. J.M . Mallikarjuna

The Lenoir cycle consists of the following processes:

• Process 1-2: Constant volume heat addition

• Process 2-3: Reversible adiabatic expansion

• Process 3-4: Constant pressure heat rejection.

• No compression process.

The thermal efficiency can be derived as follows:

Heat added - Heat rejected C v ( T2 - T1 ) - Cp ( T3 - T1 )

ηth = =
Heat added C v ( T2 - T1 )

⎛T -T ⎞
ηth = 1 - γ ⎜ 3 1 ⎟
⎝ T2 - T1 ⎠

P2
Let, = rp = Pressure ratio
P1
T2 = rp T1
γ -1 γ -1 γ -1
1
⎛P ⎞ ⎛P ⎞ ⎛ 1 ⎞
( rp )
T3 γ γ γ -1
=⎜ 3⎟ =⎜ 1⎟ =⎜ ⎟ = γ
T2 ⎝ P2 ⎠ ⎝ P2 ⎠ ⎝ α1 ⎠

1 1 1
( ) ( ) ( )
-1 -1
T3 = T2 rp γ = T1 rp rp γ = T1 rp γ

⎛ 1 ⎞
γ rp - 1⎟
⎜ γ
⎜ ⎟
ηth =1- ⎝ ⎠
(
rp - 1 )

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