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Examples of external combustion engines:

1) wood-burning or coal burning steam-powered locomotives

2) coal and oil-fired boilers on steamships

3) Stanley Steamer, an early steam-powered motorcar

4) nuclear reactors

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Difference between internal combustion engines and external combustion engines?

Internal combustion engines burn fuel inside the engine to generate power, while external combustion engines burn fuel outside the engine and use the resulting heat to create power, such as in steam engines. Internal combustion engines are more common in vehicles due to their compact size and efficiency, while external combustion engines are used in specific applications like power plants and some marine propulsion systems.


What is the difference between internal combustion engine and external combustion engine?

In an Internal Combustion Engine, the Fuel is burnt in the cylinder or vessel eg. Diesel or Petrol engine used in Cars.Gasoline engines, Wankel engines, diesels, gas turbines are all examples of internal combustion.In an External Combustion Engine, the internal working fuel is not burnt. Here the fluid is being heated from an external source. The fuel is heated and expanded through the internal mechanism of the engine resulting in work. eg. Steam Turbine, Steam engine Trains.


Is a lawnmower an internal combustion engine?

If the lawnmower is not electric powered then is is probably operated by an internal combustion engine (petrol or diesel. Oddly enough, very early lawnmowers were steam powered, which means they were examples of external combustion engines.


Is the crankshaft a internal combustion engin?

The crankshaft is part of a piston engine, which can be either an internal combustion engine (one that runs on gasoline, diesel, propane, natural gas or carbon monoxide) or an external combustion engine (a steam engine). The pistons are connected to the crankshaft through connecting rods. The pistons turn the crankshaft, which creates the rotating motion you bought the engine for.


What is homogeneous in a petrol engine?

In a petrol engine, homogeneous refers to a fuel-air mixture that is uniformly mixed before entering the combustion chamber. This ensures efficient combustion and optimal performance. Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines, for example, rely on a homogeneous fuel-air mixture for combustion.

Related Questions

What is a steam engine an example of?

A train DUHHH! An external combustion engine.


In a external combustion engine the fuel is burned inside the cylinder?

no.. by definition the combustion is outside of the engine. a steam engine would be an example.


Is a steam engine an example of an internal combustion engine?

No, the steam engine is an external combustion engine because the steam is heated by heat generated by combustion outside externally through heat transfer. A spark ignition engine is an example of an internal combustion engine.


Is steam power plant is internal combustion or external combustion engine?

A steam engine is an external combustion engine.


What is meant by the term external combustion engine?

A steam engine is a good example External combustion means the burning of fuel happens away from where the conversion to motion happens.


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


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


What type of combustion engine is the steam engine?

It is External-combustion engine.


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.


What has an external combustion engine?

Some Swedish subs have Stirling engines which is external combustion.


What is an external combustion engine?

An external combustion engine is one in which the oxidation of the fuel occurs outside the engine, which provides heat to the motive portion of the engine. External combustion is characterized by burning the fuel outside of the moving parts, as opposed to burning fuel inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. The Steam engine, using steam pressure, is an example of external combustion, as in the "Stanley Steamer," an early motorcar; and in steamships The combustion is in the boiler, not in the cylinders that convert steam pressure and volume to mechanical work. Internal combustion engines include diesel and gasoline vehicles (explosive fuel mixes), gas turbines, and most jet aircraft engines.


Does a truck use an external or internal combustion engine.?

Internal combustion engine.