English Explanatory Dictionary

Otto cycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The basic thermodynamic cycle of the normal four-stroke internal combustion engine: isentropic compression, constant-volume heat addition, isentropic expansion, and constant-volume heat rejection.

Word forms

Otto cycle

Etymology

Named after Nikolaus Otto, German engineer.

Related words

two-cycle two-stroke
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