Otto cycle
Hi there! Today, we are going to talk about something called the "Otto Cycle".
Imagine you have a toy car that you want to move forward. You need to make it go round and round. To do this, you might use a spring that gets wound up and then lets go, propelling the car forward.
Similarly, in an engine, we need something to make it move. The Otto cycle is a way to make this happen.
First, fuel is added to the engine (like adding a key to the toy car). The fuel mixes with air to make a special mixture.
Then, the mixture is squeezed by a part of the engine called the piston. This squeezes the fuel and air mix and creates pressure, just like using your hands to squeeze a balloon.
Next, a spark ignites the fuel and air mix. This is like lighting a match that causes the mixture to catch on fire.
As the fuel and air mix burns, it expands and pushes on the piston, like a balloon being blown up. This pressure creates the energy needed to turn the engine.
Finally, the engine pushes out any leftover gases from the burned fuel and starts all over again at step one. So, it's like a cycle that keeps repeating over and over again.
And that, my dear friend, is how an engine works with the Otto cycle!
Imagine you have a toy car that you want to move forward. You need to make it go round and round. To do this, you might use a spring that gets wound up and then lets go, propelling the car forward.
Similarly, in an engine, we need something to make it move. The Otto cycle is a way to make this happen.
First, fuel is added to the engine (like adding a key to the toy car). The fuel mixes with air to make a special mixture.
Then, the mixture is squeezed by a part of the engine called the piston. This squeezes the fuel and air mix and creates pressure, just like using your hands to squeeze a balloon.
Next, a spark ignites the fuel and air mix. This is like lighting a match that causes the mixture to catch on fire.
As the fuel and air mix burns, it expands and pushes on the piston, like a balloon being blown up. This pressure creates the energy needed to turn the engine.
Finally, the engine pushes out any leftover gases from the burned fuel and starts all over again at step one. So, it's like a cycle that keeps repeating over and over again.
And that, my dear friend, is how an engine works with the Otto cycle!