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In terms of engines, an external combustion engine such as a steam engine burns fuel outside of the pressure cylinder used to drive the piston. An internal combustion engine such as a petrol or diesel engine burns the fuel inside the pressure cylinder used to drive the piston.
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Does a truck use an external or internal combustion engine.?
Internal combustion engine.
What is the most important difference between and internal combustion engine and an external combustion engine?
in internal combustion engine combustion happens internally in cylinder and in external combustion engine combustion happens externally in boiler
Is steam power plant is internal combustion or external combustion engine?
A steam engine is an external combustion engine.
Are Gasoline engines and diesel engines external or internal combustion engines?
They are both internal combustion engines
Similarities between Internal combustion and external combustion engine?
both are the type of internal combustion engin
What is the most important difference between an international combustion engine and an external combustion engine?
in internal combustion engine combustion happens internally in cylinder and in external combustion engine combustion happens externally in boiler
Does a truck use external or internal combustion engine?
Currently they are all internal combustion, the last steam powered truck was built in 1945.
Are both Gasoline and diesel engines classified as external combustion engines?
No, they are both internal combustion engines.
What are the two types of heat engines?
internal and external combustion engine
Why do cars use internal combustion engines rather than external combustion engines?
The term "Internal combustion" means the burning, or combustion of the fuel/air is detonated in an enclosed cylinder under compression, driving piston down. If the combustion was external, there would simply be an explosion in the air that produces no power.
Comparison between internal combustion engines and external combustion engines?
Internal engine has its energy ignited in the cylinder. like 99.9% of engines today An external combustion example is a steam engine where the heating prosses is done in an boiler out side the engine.
How you can now if the engine is internal combustion or external combustion while it is not working?
By looking at the build of it. If it's a gas turbine, jet engine, ramjet, or rocket motor, then it's not internal combustion. If it uses pistons in enclosed cylinders, then the combustion occurs internally, within the engine housing. Hence, that would be an internal combustion motor. a reciprocating steam engine is external combustion even though it has enclosed cylinders
