Internal combustion engine
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An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to some component of the engine. The force is applied typically to pistons, turbine blades, rotor or a nozzle. This force moves the component over a distance, transforming chemical energy into useful mechanical energy.
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See also
- Adiabatic flame temperature
- Air-fuel ratio
- Bore
- Component parts of internal combustion engines
- Crude oil engine - a two-stroke engine
- Deglazing (engine mechanics)
- Diesel engine
- Dieselisation
- Direct injection
- Dynamometer
- Electric vehicle
- Engine test stand - information about how to check an internal combustion engine
- External Combustion Engine
- Fossil fuels
- Gasoline direct injection
- Gas turbine
- Heat pump
- Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
- Hybrid vehicle
- Indirect injection
- Jet engine
- Magnesium injection cycle
- Model engine
- Multi-valve
- Petrofuel
- Piston engine
- Pistonless rotary engine
- Reciprocating engine
- Stroke
- Turbocharger
- Variable displacement / Variable compression ratio
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