diagrams shown opposite. In location 1 the piston is at the bottom of the cylinder (max. volume; BDC) and the inlet valve has just closed. From: Moran & Shapiro, "Fundamentals of Engineering ...
Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your ...