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Old 03-05-2011, 01:37 PM
Matt L Matt L is offline
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And I should say that I missed a subtlety above.

I said something to the effect that an engine was a motor that converted chemical energy to mechanical energy. That is not quite correct.

An engine is a motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical energy.

Rocket engine, airplane engine, car engine. They're all motors.
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