AgniCycle
AgniCycle is a web-based, research-grade thermodynamic engine cycle simulator — built to help researchers, students, and engineers model IC engine combustion cycles, analyze performance parameters, and study the effect of different fuels, all from a browser with no installation required.
Thermodynamic cycle modelling
Simulate Otto, Diesel, and Dual combustion cycles with adjustable compression ratios, heat addition, and cutoff ratios to study ideal engine behaviour.
Multi-fuel analysis
Compare performance across conventional and alternative fuels — hydrogen, CNG, HCNG blends, methanol, and ethanol — to study fuel substitution effects.
Performance parameters
Compute thermal efficiency, specific work output, MEP, and other key engine performance indicators instantly with interactive parameter sweeps.
Zero-install, browser-based
Fully web-based — no Python, no MATLAB, no setup. Open the browser, run a simulation, share results. Built for teaching and rapid prototyping.
The motivation
Engine cycle simulators are either locked behind expensive commercial software (GT-Power, Ricardo WAVE) or require local Python/MATLAB setups that take hours to configure. AgniCycle was built to change that — free, instant, accessible to any researcher or student anywhere. "Agni" is Sanskrit for fire, a nod to combustion research and the IIT tradition.
Containerized and deployed on Google Cloud Run · Auto-scales to zero · CI/CD managed by the developer