heat engine
91Stirling engine — noun A heat engine of the external combustion piston engine type …
92steam engine — noun a) A piston engine driven by steam (as contrasted, for example, with a steam turbine). b) Any heat engine that uses steam as its primary working fluid to do mechanical work …
93air-engine — n. Caloric engine, heat engine …
94stationary engine — /steɪʃənri ˈɛndʒən/ (say stayshuhnree enjuhn) noun a steam engine or other heat engine which remains in a fixed place …
95piston engine — A form of internal combustion engine. It is a heat engine in which the expansion of gas causes (by the explosion or a fuel and air mixture or the introduction of steam) a piston inside a cylinder to move and turn a crank shaft …
96ideal engine — noun : a heat engine operating on a reversible cycle (as a Carnot cycle) …
97Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
98Radiator (engine cooling) — For other uses, see Radiator (disambiguation). A typical engine coolant radiator used in an automobile Radiators are used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston engined aircraft, railway locomotives,… …
99Carburetor heat — Carburetor, carburettor, carburator, carburettet heat (usually abbreviated to carb heat ) is a system used in automobile and piston powered light aircraft engines to prevent or clear carburetor icing. It consists of a moveable flap which draws… …
100Jet engine performance — This article describes how jet engine performance is estimated during the design phase. Similar techniques are used once the engine has been built and is being tested, except the performance of individual components, rather than being assumed, is …
