Lenoir Cycle
The Lenoir cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle often used to model a pulse jet engine. Lenoir Cycle consists of a constant volume heat addition, Isentropic expansion, and the constant pressure heat rejection processes. There is no compression process for the working fluid.
Due to the absence of the compression process, it will results in less thermal efficiency than the other Air-Standard Cycles such as the Otto Cycle, Diesel Cycle, Dual Cycle.
How to Calculate Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle?
Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle calculator uses Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle = 100*(1-Heat Capacity Ratio*((Pressure Ratio^(1/Heat Capacity Ratio)-1)/(Pressure Ratio-1))) to calculate the Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle, Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle refers to the effectiveness of a heat engine following Lenoir cycle, or in other words how much work is done by the engine corresponding to the heat input. This efficiency would likely depend on the pressure ratio during combustion and the specific heat ratio (adiabatic index) of the working fluid. Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle is denoted by ηl symbol.
How to calculate Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle, enter Heat Capacity Ratio (γ) & Pressure Ratio (rp) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Thermal Efficiency of Lenoir Cycle calculation can be explained with given input values -> 18.24421 = 100*(1-1.4*((3.34^(1/1.4)-1)/(3.34-1))).