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单词 otto cycle
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Otto cycle


noun Thermodynamics.

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 temperature at constant volume, then adiabatic expansion and performance of work, then a drop to atmospheric pressure at constant volume and a rejection of heat to the environment, then the exhaust of air at constant pressure.

Origin of Otto cycle

1885–90; named after Nikolaus August Otto, 1832–91, German engineer and inventor

Words nearby Otto cycle

otterhound, otter shell, otter shrew, otter trawl, otto, Otto cycle, Otto I, Otto II, Otto III, Otto IV, Ottoman
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Example sentences from the Web for Otto cycle

  • Practically all motor-cycle engines work on the "Otto-cycle" principle.

    The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams
  • In the ordinary "Otto-cycle" motor an explosion occurs once in every two revolutions of the crank.

    The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Otto cycle

Otto cycle

noun

an engine cycle used on four-stroke petrol engines (Otto engines) in which, ideally, combustion and rejection of heat both take place at constant volumeCompare diesel cycle

Word Origin for Otto cycle

C19: named after Nikolaus August Otto (1832–91), German engineer
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