单词 | heat-engine |
释义 | > as lemmasheat-engine heat-engine n. an engine in which the motive power is produced by heat, a thermodynamic engine. ΚΠ 1894 J. A. Ewing Steam-engine iv. 118 Any heat-engine will serve as a heat-pump if it be forced to trace its indicator diagram backwards. 1948 E. F. Obert Thermodynamics xiv. 520 The reversed heat-engine cycle is called a refrigerator (and, also a heat pump) when the evaporator is used for cooling purposes..; the same cycle is called a heat pump (but not a refrigerator) when the condenser is used for heating purposes. < as lemmas |
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