The 12 cylinder 2 stroke cycle compression ignition engine of an oil tanker is operating at...

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The 12 cylinder 2 stroke cycle compression ignition engine of anoil tanker is operating at 150 rpm The brake mean effectivepressure of the engine is 400 kPa and the excess air coefficient is2. The crankshaft of the engine is directly coupled to a propellerand a torque of 1500 kN-m is applied. The engine operates on lightfuel oil which can be approximated as C12H26. If the brake specificfuel consumption is 200 g/hp-h what is the volumetric efficiency ofthe engine ?

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