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STIRLING MOTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

An external combustion engine that converts heat into useable mechanical energy (shaftwork) by the heating (expanding) and cooling (contracting) of a captive gas such as helium or hydrogen.

OBS

... invented in the nineteenth century [it] is potentially more efficient than a steam engine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Transformation de l'énergie
DEF

Moteur à combustion externe qui transforme la chaleur en énergie mécanique utilisable par chauffage (expansion) et refroidissement (contraction) d'un gaz captif tel que l'hélium ou l'hydrogène.

Spanish

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