moteur thermique

Definitions of moteur thermique
  1. noun
    any engine that makes use of heat to do work
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    moteur à combustion externe
    a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
    moteur à combustion interne
    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
    moteur rotatif
    an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components
    locomotive à vapeur
    external-combustion engine in which heat is used to raise steam which either turns a turbine or forces a piston to move up and down in a cylinder
    type of:
    moteur
    motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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