Performance Optimization of an Air-Standard Irreversible Dual-Atkinson Cycle  Engine Based on the Ecological Coefficient of Performance  Criterion

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Figure 4: Performance Optimization of an Air-Standard Irreversible Dual-Atkinson Cycle  Engine Based on the Ecological Coefficient of Performance  Criterion 

Figure 4 | Performance Optimization of an Air-Standard Irreversible Dual-Atkinson Cycle  Engine Based on the Ecological Coefficient of Performance  Criterion 