It explains steam engines, which are reciprocating external combustion engines, and compares them to internal combustion engines, such as gasoline and diesel engines. The four-stroke cycle of an ...

In 1876, Nicolaus Otto, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhelm Maybach developed and patented the four-cycle, compressed-charge engine. (Germany) In 1886, Karl Benz started the first commercial production of ...

The Wild Tomahawk Internal Combustion Turbine Engine Could Dramatically Chop Fuel Use and Emissions. Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver ...

While the first Otto cycle patent was filed in 1887, Rudolf Diesel developed an alternate cycle for use in an internal combustion engine, with his first patent filed in 1898.

Working cycles and the conditions occurring in actual engines are then treated; this section has a useful collection of experimental data on the losses due to different parts of the engine ...

Internal combustion engines are far from over: 'There was a bit of hype' around EVs, industry watchers say "Gearheads are realizing the experience is such an important part of the car." ...