soojusmootor

substantive

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soojust mehaaniliseks energiaks muundav jõumasin (nt aurumasin, gaasiturbiin, reaktiivmootor)

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ID 703936 Last modified 30.12.2004

Domain internal combustion engines

soojusmootor preferred

soojusjõumasin

heat engine preferred

thermal engine

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

soojusjõumasin

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.

thermal engine

Inflection Type 2e

тепловой двигатель

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