…He started out as a merchant in Cologne, but around 1862 he began to aspire to produce gas engines as a prime mover for small factories to replace steam engines. In 1864 he founded the NA Otto Company with E. Langen, and in 1866 he succeeded in improving and producing a free-piston engine. This engine was an atmospheric pressure engine, consuming about one-third less gas than J. Renoir's gas engine, and won a gold medal at the Paris World's Fair in 1867. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Otto Trading Company" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…初めケルンで商業を営むが,1862年ころから蒸気機関に代わる小工場用の原動機としてガス機関の製作を志す。64年E.ランゲンとともにN.A.オットー商会を創設,66年にはフリーピストン機関の改良,製作に成功した。この機関は大気圧機関で,J.ルノアールのガス機関よりガス消費量が約1/3と少なく,67年パリ万国博覧会では金賞を受賞した。… ※「オットー商会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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