INVESTIGATORY PROJECT INVESTIGATORY PROJECT THE STIRLING ENGINE OLIVER TAMBOBOY SHERYL MAE BONIEL RAFAEL MEJIA ANTHONY BORGADOR MICHILLE ANN TRONGCAO REGINE MAHINAY
Nov 16, 2014
INVESTIGATORY PROJECTINVESTIGATORY PROJECT
THE STIRLING ENGINE
OLIVER TAMBOBOYSHERYL MAE BONIEL
RAFAEL MEJIAANTHONY BORGADOR
MICHILLE ANN TRONGCAO REGINE MAHINAY
WHAT IS AN ENGINE?
-a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ENGINE )
Two types of engines:
Internal combustion engines
External combustion engines
-is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber inside and integral to the engine.
-is a heat engine where an (internal) working fluid is heated by combustion of an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger.
-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_combustion)
-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine)