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Meaning of "heat engine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT ENGINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT ENGINE

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Heat engine is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HEAT ENGINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heat engine

In thermodynamics, a heat engine is a system that performs the conversion of heat or thermal energy to mechanical energy which can then be used to do mechanical work. It does this by bringing a working substance from a higher state temperature to a lower state temperature. A heat "source" generates thermal energy that brings the working substance to the high temperature state. The working substance generates work in the "working body" of the engine while transferring heat to the colder "sink" until it reaches a low temperature state. During this process some of the thermal energy is converted into work by exploiting the properties of the working substance. The working substance can be any system with a non-zero heat capacity, but it usually is a gas or liquid. In general an engine converts energy to mechanical work. Heat engines distinguish themselves from other types of engines by the fact that their efficiency is fundamentally limited by Carnot's theorem.

Definition of heat engine in the English dictionary

The definition of heat engine in the dictionary is an engine that converts heat energy into mechanical energy.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT ENGINE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT ENGINE

aero engine
compression-ignition engine
diesel engine
engine
external-combustion engine
fire engine
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gas engine
imagine
internal-combustion engine
jet engine
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steam engine
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Stirling engine
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valve-in-head engine

Synonyms and antonyms of heat engine in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «heat engine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT ENGINE

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The translations of heat engine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heat engine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

热机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

motor térmico
570 millions of speakers

English

heat engine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गर्मी इंजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرارة المحرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тепловой двигатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

motor térmico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাপ দক্ষতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moteur thermique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecekapan haba
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wärmekraftmaschine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱機関
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열기관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Efisiensi panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động cơ nhiệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெப்ப திறன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्णता कार्यक्षमता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Isı verimliliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motore termico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

silnik cieplny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теплової двигун
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

motor termic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θερμική μηχανή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte-enjin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

värmemotor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

varme motoren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heat engine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAT ENGINE»

The term «heat engine» is regularly used and occupies the 69.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heat engine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT ENGINE»

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Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines
This 2007 book presents a developed general conceptual and basic quantitative analysis as well as the theory of mechanical efficiency of heat engines that a level of ideality and generality compatible with the treatment given to thermal ...
James R. Senft, 2007
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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
A reversible heat engine operates between a hot reservoir at 580 K and a cold reservoir of unknown temperature. After 5 min, the engine has absorbed 1000 J of energy from the hot reservoir and expelled 500 J of energy to the cold reservoir .
Nicholas Giordano, 2009
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Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications
B. A refrigerator providing 4500 Btu/hr of cooling while drawing 585 W C. A heat engine to recover the thermal energy in the ocean by operating between warm surface waters (82 F) and the colder water (45 F) at a depth of 1200 feet 6.33 A ...
Stephen R. Turns, 2006
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Physics: A World View
How much work is performed by a heat engine that takes in 2000J of heat and exhausts 600J? An engine takes in 7000 cal of heat and exhausts 4000 cal of heat each minute it is running. How much work does the engine perform each minute ...
Larry Kirkpatrick, Gregory Francis, 2006
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Physical Chemistry for the Biosciences
The Carnot Heat Engine and Thermodynamic Efficiency A heat engine converts heat to mechanical work. Heat engines play an essential role in our technological society; they include the now almost obsolete steam locomotives, steam ...
Raymond Chang, 2005
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Thermodynamics and Heat Powered Cycles: A Cognitive ...
An inventor claims to have developed a heat engine with better efficiency than the Carnot heat engine efficiency when operating between the same two thermal reservoirs. Is it possible? 12. A heat engine operates between two reservoirs, one  ...
Chih Wu, 2007
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Engineering Thermodynamics
.Engineering Thermodynamics The thermal energy reservoir TERH from which heat Q1 is transferred to the TER (Source) H system operating in a heat engine cycle is called the source. The thermal energy res- Q1 ervoir TERL to which heat  ...
P. K. Nag, 2013
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Popular Science
Operating noiselessly and with no moving parts, the sodium heat engine converts heat directly into electricity. Invented at Ford Motor Co., it could be used to supply a home with both electrical power and heat from the input of a solar collector.
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The Steam Engine Considered As a Thermodynamic MacHine; a ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
James H. 1836-1922 Cotterill, 2010
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Physics: A Conceptual World View
Even under these ideal conditions, the heat engine must exhaust some heat. Carnot's work led to one version of the second law of thermodynamics and an understanding of why internal energy cannot be completely converted to mechanical ...
Larry Kirkpatrick, Gregory Francis, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT ENGINE»

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Is the energy system really ready for sustainable energy? - Nanowerk
Cogeneration is the use of a heat engine or power station to simultaneously generate electricity and other products. We assessed the ... «Nanowerk, Jul 15»
2
A Rendezvous with Pluto: The Technology that is Powering a Probe …
The Stirling cycle engine—named after the thermodynamic cycle engine's developer—is a heat engine that drives an oscillating piston. «Space Ref, Jul 15»
3
Waterspouts get their spin from windshear
The theory of the heat engine works well for dust devils, waterspouts and hurricanes. The theory accurately predicts the maximum winds speed ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
4
Concentrated Solar Markets at $964 Million are Anticipated to …
Electrical power is produced when the concentrated light is converted to heat which drives a heat engine (usually a steam turbine) connected to ... «CMO, Jul 15»
5
Study identifies 6th mass extinction event, lists human activity as …
Every heat engine requires two heat reservoirs at different temperatures in order to do any work. Goldes' pretended “fuel-free piston engine” ... «Daily Californian, Jun 15»
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EnviroMission Reports Progress On The First Solar Chimney In India
This is essentially a heat engine with a very low temperature delta. So, it can naturally not be very efficient and will thus never be able to ... «CleanTechnica, Jun 15»
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Mistbox cools your air conditioner to cut energy consumption
The air conditioner is essentially a heat engine operating in reverse and its efficiency depends on the temperature of the outside air. If it's cold ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»
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UP-THERM engine ready for tests!
The UP-THERM engine is a novel two-phase heat engine with a single moving part – a vertical piston – that relies on the phase change of a ... «Cordis News, Jun 15»
9
Student dreams of supporting UAE's space programme
... is about converting concentrated solar energy directly into electricity, using a solid-state heat engine to bring about the thermoelectric effect. «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
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Revising the Theory of Wind Turbines
... possibilities of combining a vortex chamber with a heat engine at it's ... the hydraulic's at the base of the structure with the heat engine solar ... «energybiz, Jun 15»

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