Otto Engine

The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by Nikolaus Otto. It was a low-RPM machine, and only fired every other stroke due to the Otto cycle, also designed by Otto.

Read more about Otto Engine:  Otto Engine Types, Timeline, Atmospheric Engine, The Otto Cycle, First Use in Transportation

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