engine
Sign in to savethumb|right|225px|An animation showing the four stages of a Four-stroke engine|four-stroke gasoline-fueled internal combustion cycle with electrical ignition source: thumb|right|450px|Diagram of a jet engine. Jet engines use the [[heat of combustion to generate a high-velocity exhaust as a form of reaction engine. Mechanical energy to power the aircraft's electrical and hydraulic systems can be taken from the turbine shaft, but thrust is produced by expelled exhaust gas.]]
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An engine is a machine that converts fuel into mechanical energy through combustion, with different designs serving different purposes—such as four-stroke gasoline engines in vehicles or jet engines in aircraft. Engines matter because they power much of modern transportation and machinery, enabling cars, planes, and countless other devices to function.
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40 sectionsContents
- Emission/Byproducts
- Terminology
- History
- Antiquity
- Medieval
- Industrial Revolution
- Automobiles
- Horizontally-opposed pistons
- Advancement
- Increasing power
- Combustion efficiency
- Engine configuration
- Types
- Heat engine
- Combustion engine
- Internal combustion engine
- External combustion engine
- Air-breathing combustion engines
- Environmental effects
- Air quality
- Non-combusting heat engines
- Non-thermal chemically powered motor
- Electric motor
- Physically powered motor
- Pneumatic motor
- Hydraulic motor
- Hybrid
- Performance
- Speed
- Thrust
- Torque
- Power
- Efficiency
- Sound levels
- Engines by use
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|right|225px|An animation showing the four stages of a Four-stroke engine|four-stroke gasoline-fueled internal combustion cycle with electrical ignition source: thumb|right|450px|Diagram of a jet engine. Jet engines use the [[heat of combustion to generate a high-velocity exhaust as a form of reaction engine. Mechanical energy to power the aircraft's electrical and hydraulic systems can be taken from the turbine shaft, but thrust is produced by expelled exhaust gas.]]
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.