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External combustion engine

An external combustion engine (EC engine) is a reciprocating heat engine where a working fluid, contained internally, is heated by combustion in an external source, through the engine wall or a heat exchanger. The fluid then, by expanding and acting on the mechanism of the engine, produces motion and usable work. The fluid is then dumped (open cycle), or…

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Combustion

Working fluid

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External combustion engine

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples13
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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External combustion engine

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related to Dual phase · 6
External combustion engine → Another, Dual-phase, Organic Rankine, Rankine, Steam, This
related to Combustion · 2
External combustion engine → Combustion, Engines
related to Working fluid · 2
External combustion engine → The, Working

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combustion engine fluid engines working heat work liquid external cycle used source gas may use dual-phase example rankine heated usable

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
nuclearinstance ofconfiguration and operation may use a supply of heat from other sources0.80text
solarinstance ofconfiguration and operation may use a supply of heat from other sources0.80text
geothermal or exothermic reactions not involving combustioninstance ofconfiguration and operation may use a supply of heat from other sources0.80text
External combustion enginerelated to CombustionCombustion0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to CombustionEngines0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseDual-phase0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseThis0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseRankine0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseSteam0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseAnother0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Dual phaseOrganic Rankine0.60section
External combustion enginerelated to Working fluidThe0.60section

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