external-combustion engine
- external-combustion engine
noun
a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
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: a heat engine that derives its heat from fuel consumed outside the engine cylinder (as a steam engine or hot-air engine) — compare
internal-combustion engine
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external-combustion engine noun
One in which the fuel is burned outside the working cylinder
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external-combustion engine — [eks tʉr′nəlkəm bus′chən, eks tʉrn′ lkəm bus′chən; ik stʉr′nəlkəm bus′chən, ik stʉrn′ lkəm bus′chən] n. an engine, as a steam engine, that obtains its power from heat produced by burning fuel outside the cylinder, turbine, etc. * * * … Universalium
external-combustion engine — [eks tʉr′nəlkəm bus′chən, eks tʉrn′ lkəm bus′chən; ik stʉr′nəlkəm bus′chən, ik stʉrn′ lkəm bus′chən] n. an engine, as a steam engine, that obtains its power from heat produced by burning fuel outside the cylinder, turbine, etc … English World dictionary
External combustion engine — An external combustion engine (EC engine) is a heat engine where an (internal) working fluid is heated by combustion of an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger. The fluid then, by expanding and acting on the mechanism of… … Wikipedia
external combustion engine — An engine that burns its fuel outside the engine. A steam engine is an external combustion engine … Dictionary of automotive terms
external-combustion engine — /əkˌstɜnəl kəmˈbʌstʃən ɛndʒən/ (say uhk.sternuhl kuhm buschuhn enjuhn) noun an engine in which the ignition of the fuel mixture takes place outside the engine cylinder. Compare internal combustion engine …
external combustion engine — noun Date: 1915 a heat engine (as a steam engine) that derives its heat from fuel consumed outside the cylinder … New Collegiate Dictionary
External Combustion Engine — An engine in which fuel is burned (or heat is applied) to the outside of a cylinder; a Stirling engine … Energy terms
external-combustion engine — exter′nal combus′tion en gine n. an engine, as a steam engine, in which fuel ignition takes place outside the cylinder or turbine … From formal English to slang
Combustion engine — may refer to: Internal combustion engine External combustion engine This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change … Wikipedia
combustion engine — noun : an engine that derives its motive force from the energy of combustion compare external combustion engine, internal combustion engine * * * any of various types of engines driven by energy produced by combustion … Useful english dictionary
