OTTO CYCLE

The Otto engine was made by Nikolaus August Otto (1832-1891), a technician
born in Holzhausen, Germany. This Otto engine is usually used in automobiles and
airplanes.

An Otto cycle is an idealized thermodynamics cycle which describes the

functioning of a typical spark ignition reciprocating piston engine.

The Otto cycle is constructed out of: TOP and BOTTOM of the loop: a pair of
parallel adiabatic processes. LEFRT and RIGHT sides of the loop. A pair of parallel
isochoric processes.

Otto Cycle
a – b and c – d process : adiabatic process
b – c and d – a process : isochoric process

DIESEL CYCLE

The Diesel engine was made by the German engineer Rudolf Christian Karl
Diesel (1858-1913). The Diesel cycle is the thermodynamic cycle which approximates
the pressure and volume of the combustion chamber of the Diesel engine.

The Diesel engine is usually used in electric generators, trucks, buses, and several
types of cars.
Diesel Cycle
a – b process : isobaric process
b – c and d – a process : adiabatic process
c – d process : isochoric process