The output of every internal combustion engine is usually thought of as kinetic energy, but as a byproduct, thermal energy also is expelled as a result of the combustion of hydrocarbons. The primary fuel source. Additionally, much kinetic energy is also lost as a result of friction thereby also creating a thermal energy.
So although the sources of both seem different, there would be no friction without first there being kinetic energy as a result of the combustion of hydrocarbon and oxygen.
heat engine: steam, internal combustion, turbines, etc
Thermal energy is just heat. To convert it to mechanical energy you need some sort of heat engine, like an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine.
No thermal energy describes heat energy.
No, it is potential chemical energy that is released as thermal energy. Nothing to do with electromagnetic.
It would be more correct to say 'heat is energy'. Energy is the capability to do work, and comes in many different forms, including thermal. Thermal energy can be converted to mechanical or electrical energy through steam or internal combustion engines. Thermal energy is measured in calories or BTU, and there is a mechanical equivalent of heat, 4.2 joules per calorie
In an internal combustion engine fuel is burned in a combustion chamber or cylinder inside the engine
combustion
Thermal Energy
Thermal Energy
An internal combustion engine converts chemical energy into Thermal Energy, and converts thermal energy into mechanical energy via the pistons, connecting rods, and crankshaft .
burning fuel
heat engine: steam, internal combustion, turbines, etc
Thermal energy is just heat. To convert it to mechanical energy you need some sort of heat engine, like an internal combustion engine or a gas turbine.
You can transform thermal energy to electrical energy in a power plant, chemical energy to mechanical energy in an internal combustion engine, or nuclear energy into thermal energy in a nuclear reactor. These are just three examples.
This is a heat engine, they come in various types such as internal combustion, external combustion, steam turbines, gas turbines, etc.
The source of thermal energy in an internal combustion engine is from a combination of pressure (the piston compressing the air/fuel mixture), ignition of air/fuel mixture by spark plug (largest contributor), and friction of moving parts inside the engine.
In an internal combustion engine, the provided energy is chemical energy. By means of combustion it is transformed into heat energy. This heat energy is transformed in to motion/kinetic energy in an internal combustion engine.