otto cycle

  • 1Otto cycle — Ot to cy cle (Thermodynamics) A four stroke cycle for internal combustion engines consisting of the following operations: First stroke, suction into cylinder of explosive charge, as of gas and air; second stroke, compression, ignition, and… …

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  • 2Otto cycle — See also: Otto engine and Four stroke engine Thermodynamics …

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  • 3Otto cycle engine — karbiuratorinis variklis statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Vidaus degimo variklis, kuriame degusis mišinys ruošiamas karbiuratoriuje, o degimo kameroje uždegamas žvake. atitikmenys: angl. Otto cycle engine; Otto engine vok. Benzinmotor, m;… …

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  • 4Otto cycle — A thermodynamic cycle for the conversion of heat into work, consisting of two isentropic phases interspersed between two constant volume phases. It is the four stroke cycle of operation that produces the power within the cylinders of an internal… …

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  • 5otto cycle — Four stroke cycle consisting of the intake, compression, firing, and exhaust strokes, in honor of Otto Benz, the inventor. Also see four stroke cycle engine. It was named after the German engineer Dr. Nikolaus Otto (1832 1891) who first patented… …

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  • 6otto cycle — ˈäd.(ˌ)ō, ˈä(ˌ)tō noun Usage: usually capitalized O Etymology: after Nikolaus A. Otto died 1891 German technician and inventor : a four stroke cycle for internal combustion engines of the type used in automobiles wherein the first stroke consists …

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  • 7Otto cycle — Thermodynam. an idealization of the thermodynamic cycle of the internal combustion engine with air as the working substance: intake of air at atmospheric pressure, then adiabatic compression, then ignition with an increase of pressure and… …

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  • 8Otto cycle — /ˈɒtoʊ saɪkəl/ (say otoh suykuhl) noun the working cycle of a four stroke internal combustion engine. {named after NA Otto, 1832–91, German engineer} …

  • 9Otto cycle — noun the basic thermodynamic cycle of the normal four stroke internal combustion engine isentropic compression, constant volume heat addition, isentropic expansion, and constant volume heat …

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  • 10Otto (disambiguation) — Otto is a given name of Germanic origin. Otto may also refer to: Contents 1 Companies 2 Fictional characters 3 Places …

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