Otto and Diesel engine cycles on a P-V diagram
Change the compression ratio and heat input; see the four-stroke cycle, the work as area and the efficiency formula.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 11. Thermodynamics |
| NCERT section | 11.10 |
| Level | Advanced (JEE / Olympiad) |
| Time | about 16 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: Otto cycle · Diesel · efficiency · P-V diagram · thermodynamics