| LC control no. | sh2003000050 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Otto cycle |
| Variant(s) | Cycle, Otto Cycle, Spark-ignition combustion Spark-ignition combustion cycle |
| See also | Thermodynamic cycles |
| Found in | Work cat.: Abdel-Rahim, Yousef Mohamed. Analysis and simulation of the I C engine Otto cycle using the second law of thermodynamics, 1984. McGraw-Hill dictionary of scientific and technical terms, 2003: p. 1501 ("Otto cycle - [thermodynamics] - A thermodynamic cycle for the conversion of heat into work, consisting of two isentropic phases interspersed between two constant-volume phases. Also known as spark-ignition combustion cycle") Chambers dictionary of science and technology, 1999: p. 822 ("Otto cycle - (Autos) - The working cycle of a four-stroke engine; suction, compression, explosion at constant volume, expansion and exhaust, occupying two revolutions of the crankshaft") Academic Press dictionary of science and technology, 1992: p. 1541 ("Otto cycle - Thermodynamics - an ideal thermodynamic combustion cycle consisting of four processes: a compression at constant entropy; a constant-volume heat transfer to the system; an expansion at constant entropy; and a constant-volume heat transfer from the system. The thermal efficiency of the ideal Otto cycle increases with an increasing compression ratio. Mechanical engineering - an actual version of this cycle, used in spark-ignition gasoline engines ...") Eric Wasserstein's world of physics, via WWW, Jan. 4, 2003 ["thermodynamics" at home page menu; "thermodynamic cycles" at menu; "Otto cycle" at menu] ("Otto cycle - The thermodynamic cycle ... used in internal combustion gasoline powered engines. The first such engine was built by the German engineer Otto in 1861. The Otto cycle consists of four strokes of the piston for each explosion") |
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