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4F30.50 - Otto Cycle Engine
Code Number: 4F30.50
Demo Title: Otto Cycle Engine
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Heat Engine Cycles, 4 cycle engines.
Area of Study: Thermodynamics
Equipment:
Adiabatic Heat app.
Procedure:
Show the PV diagram of an adiabatic cycle from 4B70.30.
References:
- Ernest Zebrowski, Jr., "Power Output of the Otto Cycle Engine", TPT, Vol. 22, # 6, Sept. 1984, p. 390 - 391.
- Ronald Giedd, "Real Otto and Diesel Engine Cycles", TPT, Vol. 21, # 1, Jan. 1983, p. 29.
- Gene Waring, "Energy and the Automobile",TPT, Vol. 18, # 7, Oct. 1980, p. 494.
- Harvey S. Leff, "Thermal Efficiency at Maximum Work Output: New Results for Old Heat Engines", AJP, Vol. 55, # 7, July 1987, p. 602.