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HEAT ENGINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motors (Machinery)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

A machine for converting heat energy into mechanical energy.

CONT

Examples of heat engines include the atmospheric system of the earth that produces the winds and waves and a vast number of man-made devices, including the internal combustion engine, the gas turbine, the steam turbine, rockets, jets and guns.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs mécaniques
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

Moteur transformant l'énergie thermique en énergie mécanique.

CONT

Une machine thermique solaire est une machine fonctionnant entre une source chaude et une source froide, la source chaude recevant sa chaleur du soleil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores mecánicos
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
  • Sistemas de propulsión de aeronaves
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Record 2 2002-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Climate Change
  • Thermodynamics
DEF

Phenomenon which produces the Earth's climatic pattern, caused by the difference in temperature between the hot equatorial zone and the cold polar regions, making warm water and air from the tropics move towards the poles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Changements climatiques
  • Thermodynamique
CONT

thermique, nom féminin : (aéronautique et météorologie) courant vertical déclenché par la thermoconvection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Cambio climático
  • Termodinámica
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