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"Combustion engine" is a pretty generic term.
Arguably the aeolipile was a very simple combustion engine, and it was described by Hero (that's a name, not a title) of Alexandria in the 1st Century.
James Watt patented his steam engine in 1781.
Robert Stirling developed an external combustion engine that did not use steam in 1816.
The first internal combustion engine that we'd today recognize as an "engine" was probably the one developed by Christiaan Huygens (you may have heard the name before; he's more famous as an astronomer) in the 17th Century. It ran on gunpowder and was designed to operate water pumps for the palace gardens at Versailles.
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Is steam power plant is internal combustion or external combustion engine?
A steam engine is an external combustion engine.
Identify the source of thermal energy in an internal combustion engine?
In an internal combustion engine fuel is burned in a combustion chamber or cylinder inside the engine
Does a truck use an external or internal combustion engine.?
Internal combustion engine.
What does incomplete combustion do to the engine of a car?
Incomplete combustion in an engine indicates that all of the fuel has not been burnt. Incomplete combustion can cause clogging and damage to the valves in the engine of a car.
When was the internal combustion engine first invented?
The first device that could be called a prototype of the internal combustion engine was invented in the fifth century, in the form of Roman machines used in sawmills. In the seventeenth century, this idea was expanded upon with the addition of gunpowder as a power source. Internal combustion engine development accelerated in the late 19th century, and they were widespread by the 1900s.
Who made the internal combustion engine?
If you mean who made the first combustion engine, i have no idea, but the first Four-Stroke engine was made by Nikolaus Otto.
Who was the very first person to invent the internal combustion engine?
who was the first person to invent the internal combustion engine
Who is kearl Benz?
Karl Benz was the first who made a car with internal-combustion engine in 1885.
What did Nikolaus A. Otto invent?
Nikolaus was a German inventor who made the first internal combustion engine.
Who was the first to patent a working internal combustion engine?
Karl Benz was the first person to patent internal combustion engine.
The international combustion engine when was it made?
the internal combustion engine was made in 1854. by whom i do not know):. so look it up somewhere else.
What made Etienne Lenoir want to invent the first internal combustion engine?
The whole reason was GASOLINE
Who invented the supercharge system for combustion engines?
The first supercharger for internal combustion engines was made by Dugald Clerk in 1878. It was used on a 2 stroke engine.
When was the first combustion engine fitted in a car?
The first practical automobile with an internal combustion engine was invented in 1886 by Karl Benz in Germany.
What were the first automobiles powered by?
They were powered by steam engines.
What is the first stage of an internal combustion engine?
intake
The first airplane had an combustion engine?
umm yes \
