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heat engine

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ID 703936 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain internal combustion engines
soojusmootor preferred
heat engine preferred
  • soojusenergiat meh. tööks muundav mootor. S-te töö rajaneb org. kütuste või tuumkütuse energia kasutamisel.
  • propulsion system that relies upon the addition of heat and expansion of a propellant through a nozzle for the production of thrust
  • a machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy
soojusmootor preferred
heat engine preferred
Usage examples
  • 1. Machinery with heat engines for use in underground working must be fitted only with internal combustion engines using fuel with a low vaporising pressure and which exclude any spark of electrical origin.
  • 2. Examples of heat engines include the atmospheric system of the earth that produces the winds and waves and a vast number of man-made devices, including the internal combustion engine, the gas turbine, the steam turbine, rockets, jets and guns.

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