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Because they convert heat to mechanical energy. In both cases they harnes the heat produced as fuel combusts and convert it to pressureized fluid. That fluid then either pushes a piston or pushes on turbine blades and spins a shaft creating usable mechanical energy. The only difference is where the combustion takes place, inside the engine (gasoline and diesel powere piston and turbines) or externally (wood, coal or other fuel powered steam turbines). Most fuels could be used for both internal and external combustion engines, the difference is if the fuel ever enters the engine itself or if only the steam or other working fluid enters the engine.
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Heat engines use heat to do work?
Yes. Heat engines come in various forms. For example, internal combustion using gasoline or diesel, external combustion (not much used), steam engines reciprocating or turbine, gas turbines, rocket engines.
How does a heat engine differ from steam engine?
A heat engine is a broad term that encompasses any device that converts thermal energy into mechanical work, utilizing various heat sources and cycles. A steam engine, on the other hand, is a specific type of heat engine that primarily uses steam as its working fluid, typically generated by boiling water. While all steam engines are heat engines, not all heat engines are steam engines, as heat engines can also use gases or other fluids in their operation. The principles of operation may vary based on the type of working fluid and thermodynamic cycle employed.
What is the source of energy in a steam engine?
The energy source in a steam engine is the heat source that converts water into steam thus creating pressure. The heat source itself can be a coal, wood, gas or petroleum burner but can also be something different like a solar panel or a nuclear reactor (most nuclear reactors are themselves steam engines-generators).
What happen if you heat steam?
If you heat steam under pressure you get "superheated steam" under higher than original pressure
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Heat engines use heat to do work?
Yes. Heat engines come in various forms. For example, internal combustion using gasoline or diesel, external combustion (not much used), steam engines reciprocating or turbine, gas turbines, rocket engines.
What is a device that converts thermal energy into work?
A device that converts thermal energy into work is called a heat engine. Heat engines take thermal energy from a heat source, such as combustion or nuclear reactions, and convert it into mechanical work through processes like expansion of gases or steam. Examples include steam engines and internal combustion engines.
What device transforms heat energy into movement energy?
A heat engine, such as a steam engine or an internal combustion engine, transforms heat energy into movement energy. Heat is used to create pressure, which drives a piston or turbine, producing mechanical work.
How are steam engines diesel engines and electric engines similar and different?
Steam engines and diesel engines are heat engines. An electric motor isn't an engine - it converts and transfers power, but doesn't actually create it.
How does a heat engine differ from steam engine?
A heat engine is a broad term that encompasses any device that converts thermal energy into mechanical work, utilizing various heat sources and cycles. A steam engine, on the other hand, is a specific type of heat engine that primarily uses steam as its working fluid, typically generated by boiling water. While all steam engines are heat engines, not all heat engines are steam engines, as heat engines can also use gases or other fluids in their operation. The principles of operation may vary based on the type of working fluid and thermodynamic cycle employed.
Can heat be converted other types of energy?
The most common method is to convert the heat into steam and use the steam to drive mechanical devices such as engines and turbines.
How do trains run on coal?
Only (some) steam engines used coal. It was burnt in a boiler to heat water to steam.
What was coal used for before electricity?
Before electricity, Coal was used for heat. Coal heat was used to create steam for steam engines on railroads and ships in transportation.
What device can convert heat to machinical energy?
A device that converts heat to mechanical energy is called a heat engine. Heat engines operate by using thermal energy from a heat source to perform work, usually through a cyclic process involving the expansion and contraction of gases or fluids. Common examples include steam engines and internal combustion engines, which harness heat from fuel combustion to produce mechanical power.
Machine that transforms heat into mechanical energy?
A ficticious heat engine that works at the maximum theoretical efficiency is called a Carnot engine. Real engines, that obviously work at a lesser efficiency, include the combustion engines found in cars.A ficticious heat engine that works at the maximum theoretical efficiency is called a Carnot engine. Real engines, that obviously work at a lesser efficiency, include the combustion engines found in cars.A ficticious heat engine that works at the maximum theoretical efficiency is called a Carnot engine. Real engines, that obviously work at a lesser efficiency, include the combustion engines found in cars.A ficticious heat engine that works at the maximum theoretical efficiency is called a Carnot engine. Real engines, that obviously work at a lesser efficiency, include the combustion engines found in cars.
In what country did the word chauffeur originate?
It originated in France. The verb chauffer means to heat, and on early steam engines they needed someone to heat up the water to make the steam, so that person was called the chauffeur, or if it was a woman, a chauffeuse.
What has the author Clarence Floyd Hirshfeld written?
Clarence Floyd Hirshfeld has written: 'Steam power' -- subject(s): Steam engineering 'Elements of heat-power engineering' -- subject(s): Thermodynamics, Heat-engines
