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Otto cycle

An Otto cycle (named after Nicolaus Otto) is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic cycle most commonly found in automobile engines.

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Otto cycle

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Avg. degree1.94
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Otto cycle

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related to history · 11
Otto cycle → Alphonse Beau, Before, Eugenio Barsanti, Felice Matteucci, German, Italians, Nicolaus Otto, Otto, Rochas, The, This
related to Process 3–4 expansion stroke (D on diagrams) · 6
Otto cycle → BDC, Expansion, For, Mechanically, Otto, The
related to Power · 5
Otto cycle → For, From, Otto, The, The Otto
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Otto cycle → description of what happens to a gas as it is subjected to changes of pressure, energy developed per unit of time, same as the compression ratio V 1 / V 2

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Otto cycleis adescription of what happens to a gas as it is subjected to changes of pressure0.90text
Otto cycleis asame as the compression ratio V 1 / V 20.90text
Otto cycleis aenergy developed per unit of time0.90text
energyinstance ofIn the study of thermodynamic systems the extensive quantities0.80text
volumeinstance ofIn the study of thermodynamic systems the extensive quantities0.80text
or entropyinstance ofIn the study of thermodynamic systems the extensive quantities0.80text
Otto cyclerelated to historyThe0.60section
Otto cyclerelated to historyAlphonse Beau0.60section
Otto cyclerelated to historyRochas0.60section
Otto cyclerelated to historyBefore0.60section
Otto cyclerelated to historyItalians0.60section
Otto cyclerelated to historyEugenio Barsanti0.60section

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