Otto cycle

English

Etymology

Named after Nikolaus Otto, German engineer.

Proper noun

Otto cycle

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.

Hypernyms

• four-cycle
• four-stroke

 

Coordinate terms

• Atkinson cycle
• Diesel cycle
• Stirling cycle

 

See also

• two-cycle
• two-stroke