moteur à combustion interne

Definitions of moteur à combustion interne
  1. noun
    a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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    types:
    moteur rotatif
    an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
    turbine
    rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate
    type of:
    moteur thermique
    any engine that makes use of heat to do work
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