Solved: The Otto-cycle engine in a Mercedes-Benz SLK230

Chapter 20, Problem 20.7

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The Otto-cycle engine in a Mercedes-Benz SLK230 has a compression ratio of 8.8. (a) What is the ideal efficiency of the engine? Use \(\gamma=1.40\). (b) The engine in a Dodge Viper GT2 has a slightly higher compression ratio of 9.6. How much increase in the ideal efficiency results from this increase in the compression ratio?

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