by Richard P. Brennan
- In this Article, Brennan talks about how transportation technology developed over time.
- He talked about thr fundamental scientific laws govern the ability of an automobile engine to convert the energy in the fuel to a form that is able to propel the car down the road - First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.
- Also, the Four-Stroke Otto Cycle Engine Operation was has been discussed.
- The same four strokes - intake, compression, power, and exhaust - can also be carried out by the pistons in the diesel engine.
- A third type of engine, Wankel engine, has also been compared to the otto engines.