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An '''engine''' or '''motor''' is a [[machine (nonfiction)]] designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. | An '''engine''' or '''motor''' is a [[machine (nonfiction)]] designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy. | ||
Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines), burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates a force. | Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines), burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates a force. | ||
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In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion. | In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion. | ||
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* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Engine Engine] @ wiki.karljones.com | * [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Engine Engine] @ wiki.karljones.com | ||
Latest revision as of 20:49, 22 June 2016
An engine or motor is a machine (nonfiction) designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.
Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines (such as steam engines), burn a fuel to create heat, which then creates a force.
Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion
Pneumatic motors use compressed air
Clockwork motors in wind-up toys—use elastic energy.
In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
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