THE OTTO CYCLE: FROM CHEMICAL TO MECHANICAL ENERGY

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The efforts of Nikolaus Otto, Rudolf Diesel, Joseph Day,
and the other mechanical and chemical engineers who
invented and refined the Otto engine and its variants are
greatly appreciated.
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