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A car's energy source is the chemical energy of it's fuel. This energy is liberated as
thermal energy in the pressurized heated gas products. The expansion of the gases
in the engine's cylinders, now mechanical energy, is directed toward the mechanical
devices that will direct this energy to the rotation of the wheels.
A car's engine is a heat engine. It transforms thermal energy in the form of heat to mechanical energy. But according to thermodynamics 2nd law, it cannot transform all of the heat to mechanical energy, just some amount. The rest of the heat has to be
dissipated to a low temperature heat deposit (or heat sink). That's why a car needs
a heat dissipating system (the radiator).
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What is an example of the transfer from thermal energy to mechanical energy?
steam engine mechanism.(converts thermal energy to mechanical.)
What is a device that converts thermal energy into work?
A heat engine
What is a motor converts thermal energy to mechanical energy?
The generic term is "heat engine".
What is a device that converts energy of motion into electrical energy?
The internal combustion engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy to make a car move. The chemical energy in gasoline and water are converted into thermal energy. This energy causes the pressure that forces the pistons to move. The pistons transform the thermal energy into mechanical energy.
How do you use thermal energy and thermometer in the same sentence?
The thermal energy output of the new engine was inefficient, as the thermometer quickly demonstrated.
What is an example of the transfer from thermal energy to mechanical energy?
steam engine mechanism.(converts thermal energy to mechanical.)
What is a device that converts thermal energy into mechaincal energy?
Engine
I hate engine converts thermal energy into what?
mechanical energy
What is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy?
steam engine
What internal combustion engine converts into mechanical energy?
Thermal Energy
An internal combustion engine converts what into mechanical energy?
Thermal Energy
A device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy?
heat engine
Internal combustion engine uses what kind of 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 .
What is a device that converts thermal energy into work?
A heat engine
Tell me about engine?
An engine is a motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work.
A device that converts thermal energy nto mechanical energy is s?
An engine.
Who invented the steam engine which converts thermal energy to mechanical energy?
James watt
