Diesel engine

Diesel, DEE zuhl or DEE suhl, engine is a type of internal-combustion engine used chiefly for... More >>

Engine

Engine is a machine that converts energy into mechanical work. An engine may get its energy from... More >>

Free-piston engine

Free-piston engine, sometimes called a gasifier, generates hot gases usually used to run a... More >>

Hydraulic engine

Hydraulic, hy DRAW lihk, engine, or fluidic engine, is a machine that produces motion by means of... More >>

Internal-combustion engine

Internal-combustion engine is a device in which the burning of a mixture of fuel and air produces... More >>

Jet propulsion

Jet propulsion is the production of motion in one direction by the release of a high-pressure... More >>

Outboard motor

Outboard motor is a gasoline engine or electric motor attached to the stern of a boat. The motor... More >>

Rotary engine

Rotary engine is a type of internal-combustion engine that uses a rotor (rotating part) instead... More >>

Steam engine

Steam engine is any engine that is operated by the energy of expanding steam. The steam may be... More >>

Stirling engine

Stirling engine is an experimental source of power that someday may be used in cars, boats, and... More >>

Turbine

Turbine, TUR bihn or TUR byn, is a device with a rotor turned by a moving fluid, such as water,... More >>

Vapor lock

Vapor lock occurs in a gasoline engine when some of the gasoline boils in the fuel-supply system.... More >>