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Internal Combustion Engine
Title: Internal Combustion Engine
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1456 | Pages: 6.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Internal Combustion Engine
An internal-combustion engine is a heat engine that burns fuel and air inside a combustion
chamber located within the engine proper. Simply stated, a heat engine is an engine that
converts heat energy to mechanical energy. The internal- combustion engine should be
distinguished from the external- combustion engine, for example, the steam engine and the
Stirling engine, which burns fuel outside the prime mover, that is, the device that actually produces mechanical motion. Both basic …showed first 75 words of 1456 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1456 total…An internal-combustion engine must also have some kind of transmission system to control and direct the mechanical energy where it is needed; for example, in an automobile the energy
must be directed to the driving wheels. Since these engines are not able to start under a load, a
transmission system must be used to 'disengage' the engine from the load during starting and
then to apply the load when the engine reaches its operating speed.
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