internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine is a machine that converts the chemical energy of fuel into mechanical work by burning the fuel-air mixture within its cylinders to produce controlled explosions that drive pistons or rotors.

Observed surface forms (4)

• air-cooled piston engine ×1
• automobile engine ×1
• experimental engine ×1
• overhead-valve engine ×1

Instances (4)

• Duramax V8 diesel
• Rocket V8 engine via concept surface "automobile engine"
• Rolls-Royce XG-40 via concept surface "experimental engine"
• Nakajima Sakae radial engine via concept surface "air-cooled piston engine"