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Chemical Engineering · Q450

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 450

Q450

The efficiency of an Otto engine compared to that of a diesel engine, for the same compression ratio will be

A.
More
Answer
B.
Less
C.
Same
D.
Data insufficient to predict

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Otto engine has more efficiency than diesel engine. As the ratio of area under p-v diagram to heat addition in case of petrol engine is more than the diesel engine. But for the practical purposes the diesel engine has more efficiency.