heat engine
111Air-cooled engine — Air cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over hot parts of the engine to cool them.IntroductionMost modern internal combustion engines are cooled by a closed circuit carrying liquid coolant through channels in the engine block,… …
112Marine heat exchangers — are the most common way to cool a boat s engine, using the lake, river or ocean water in which the boat floats. Since this water may be corrosive the engine may be cooled by a sealed mixture of distilled water and antifreeze. Heat from the water… …
113Glow plug (model engine) — For the glow plugs used in automotive diesel engines, see Glowplug A glow plug (alternatively spelled glowplug or glow plug) is a device, similar to a spark plug, used to ignite the fuel in the very small internal combustion engines typically… …
114Compressed-air engine — A Compressed air engine is a Pneumatic actuator that creates useful work by expanding compressed air. They have existed in many forms over the past two centuries, ranging in size from handheld turbines up to several hundred horsepower. Some types …
115Airbreathing jet engine — An airbreathing jet engine (or ducted jet engine) is a jet engine propelled by a jet of hot exhaust gases formed from air that is drawn into the engine via an inlet duct. All practical airbreathing jet engines are internal combustion engines that …
116gas-turbine engine — Introduction any internal combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a… …
117internal-combustion engine — an engine of one or more working cylinders in which the process of combustion takes place within the cylinders. [1880 85] * * * Any engine in which a fuel air mixture is burned in the engine proper so that the hot gaseous products of combustion… …
118Detroit Diesel V8 engine — Detroit Diesel/General Motors V8 Diesel Manufacturer Detroit Diesel, AM General Production 1982 1993 and 1992 current Predecessor LF9 350 cu …
119Compound engine — For compound steam locomotives, see Compound locomotive. Cutaway of triple expansion compound steam engine, 1888 …
120Motorcycle engine — A Honda Super Cub engine. The most popular motorcycle in history, with over 60 million produced …
