INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

THE STIRLING ENGINE

OLIVER TAMBOBOY
SHERYL MAE BONIEL
RAFAEL MEJIA
ANTHONY BORGADOR
MICHILLE ANN TRONGCAO
REGINE MAHINAY
WHAT IS AN ENGINE?

-a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or

power to produce force and motion.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ENGINE )
Two types of engines:

Internal combustion engines

-is an engine in which the combustion of
a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber
inside and integral to the engine.
-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine)

External combustion engines

-is a heat engine where an

(internal) working fluid is heated by
combustion of an external source, through
the engine wall or a heat exchanger.
-(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_combustion)