When effect of variations in specific heats is considered then how do maximum temperature and pressure vary compared to air standard cycle ?

When effect of variations in specific heats is considered then how do maximum temperature and
pressure vary compared to air standard cycle ?
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Temperature increases and pressure decreases.
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An engine working on air standard Otto cycle has a cylinder diameter of 10 cm and stroke length of 15 cm. The ratio of specific heats for air is 1.4. If the clearance volume is 196.3 cc and the heat supplied per kg of air per cycle is 1800 kJ/kg, then work output per cycle per kg of air is a. 879.1 kJ/ b. 890.2 kJ c. 895.3 kJ d. 973.5 kJ

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An ideal air standard Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8.5. If the ratio of the specific heats is 1.4, then what is thermal efficiency (in percentage) of the Otto cycle? a. 57.5% b. 45.7% c. 52.5% d. 95%

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The ratio of two specific heats of air is equal to  (a) 0.17  (b) 0.24  (c) 0.1  (d) 1.41  (e) 2.71.

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