The internal combustion engine, late 19th century – Turned air and fuel into power, eventually replacing the steam engine
engine – produces some effect from a given input. There are many different types of engines that have evolved over time. One of the earliest was the steam engine.
- two-stroke
- Diesel engines
- Gasoline engines
- turbine
Fuel
- Leaded gasoline – tetraethyl lead gasoline At the time of its invention, leaded gasoline helped reduce “knock” in engines,
- bio-diesel
- Mechanical engineer
- Automotive engineer
That’s engineering
- combustion – The intense burning of the fuel-air mixture in the combustion chamber . Some used to think that the fuel-air mixture exploded; but further investigation has shown that it rapidly burns.
Engineering ideas
- mechanical work, fluid, combustion, turbine
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- Engines – steam, internal combustion
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