The Effect of the Dead Volumes and Pre-Expansion on the Produced Work

In Chapter 6, the parasitic effect of pre-expansion due to the presence of dead volumes has been observed. This effect will now be analyzed in more detail in this chapter. Especially the influence of this pre-expansion on the total produced mechanical work is calculated. Different pre-expansion factors are considered and the mechanical work of an ideal system without pre-expansion will be compared with the reduced mechanical work of a cylinder assembly affected by pre-expansion.