Diesel Cycle Work Done in Compresion and Expansion Calculator

Diesel Cycle Work Done in Compresion and Expansion

Diesel Cycle Work Done Equations

Work Done in Compression: $$ W_{1-2} = \frac{ P_1 V_1 - P_2 V_2}{\gamma - 1} $$
Work Done in Expansion: $$ W_{3-4} = \frac{ P_3 V_3 - P_4 V_4}{\gamma - 1} $$
where:

W_1-2 = Work done during adiabatic compression process (1-2) (J)

W_3-4 = Work done during adiabatic expansion process (3-4) (J)

P₁ = Pressure at state 1 (Pa)

P₂ = Pressure at state 2 (Pa)

P₃ = Pressure at state 3 (Pa)

P₄ = Pressure at state 4 (Pa)

V₁ = Volume at state 1 (m³)

V₂ = Volume at state 2 (m³)

V₄ = Volume at state 3 (m³)

V₄ = Volume at state 4 (m³)

γ = Ratio of specific heats (m³)

Calculator

Property to Calculate:

Work done during adiabatic compression process (W_1-2):

Work done during adiabatic expansion process (W_3-4):

Pressure at state 1 (P₁):

Pressure at state 2 (P₂):

Pressure at state 3 (P₃):

Pressure at state 4 (P₄):

Volume at state 1 (V₁):

Volume at state 2 (V₂):

Volume at state 3 (V₃):

Volume at state 4 (V₄):

Ratio of specific heats (γ):

Equation Assumptions

The working fluid behaves as an ideal gas.
Compression and expansion stages are adiabatic.
There are no heat losses to surroundings.
Specific heats remain constant.