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A high speed compression ignition engine operates on the dual combustion cycle with a compression ratio of 20 to 1.Air is taken in at a pressure of 1.01 bar and at a temperature of 20celcius. The maximum cycle pressure is 70bar
(cp=1.005kJ kg-1K-1, cv=0.718kJ kg-1K-1).

Determine the maximum cycle temperature assuming that the heat added at constant volume is equal to that added at constant pressure.

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