A typical four-stroke (Otto) engine performs intake, compression, combustion and exhaust. Otto’s modern four-stroke engine was invented by Nicolaus August Otto in 1876 and already featured a ...

The four-cycle, or Otto cycle, engines that powers today's cars derived from designs attributed to pioneers like Nicholaus Otto, for whom the Otto cycle is named. Otto received a patent for his design ...

Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your ...

When we think of a typical four stroke internal combustion engine, we think of metal. And for any type of longevity or performance, that’s certainly the right choice. But [Integza] wanted to see what ...

Quantum work: A quantum thermochemical engine operating in an Otto cycle with a weakly interacting 1D Bose gas as its working fluid. The initialization and exhaust strokes are performed by coupling ...