external combustion engine definition

external combustion engine means a heat engine in which combustion and expansion chambers are physically separated and where an internal working fluid is heated by combustion in an external source; heat from the external combustion expands the internal working fluid which then, by expanding and acting on the mechanism of the engine, produces motion and usable work;
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Related to external combustion engine

  • Internal combustion engine or ‘engine’ means an energy converter, other than a gas turbine, designed to transform chemical energy (input) into mechanical energy (output) with an internal combustion process; it includes, where they have been installed, the emission control system and the communication interface (hardware and messages) between the engine's electronic control unit(s) and any other powertrain or non-road mobile machinery control unit necessary to comply with Chapters II and III;

  • Stationary internal combustion engine means a spark or compression ignited, reciprocating internal combustion engine which is not a portable emission unit.

  • external engineering service means an engineering service outside the boundaries of a land area referred to in an application and that is necessary for the utilisation and development of the land;

  • external company means a foreign company that is carrying on business, or non-profit activities, as the case may be, within the Republic, subject to section 23(2);

  • Internal control means the systems of control devised by management to ensure that the council’s objectives and management policies are achieved and adhered to in a manner that promotes the economy, efficiency and effectiveness on the use of resources, that financial and other records are reliable and complete and that the councils assets and interests are safeguarded;