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Air is used as a working substance in a given internal combustion engine, which is supplied with heat at a constant volume. Based on the data, calculate the Thermal efficiency of the cycle.

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Air is used as a working substance in a given internal combustion engine, which is supplied with heat at a constant volume. Based on the data, calculate the Thermal efficiency of the cycle.

k=1.4
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T-310 K
T;=2300 K
p-1.013 bar
V-0.4 m/kg

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