Heat engine
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heat-engine-170-13573731
title:
Heat engine
text:
A heat engine is a system that converts heat to usable energy, particularly mechanical energy, which can then be used to do mechanical work. While originally conceived in the context of mechanical energy, the concept of the heat engine has been applied to various other kinds of energy, particularly electrical, since at least the late 19th century. The heat engine does this by bringing a working substance from a higher state temperature to a lower state temperature. A heat source generates therma
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
System that converts heat or thermal energy to mechanical work
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_engine
date created:
2001-08-17T01:58:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T12:20:07Z
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13
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