Definition that contains heat engine
- ice a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
- carnot cycle a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
- internal-combustion engine a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
- carnot's ideal cycle a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat
- external-combustion engine a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy