Heat Engines

A heat engine is a device that converts heat energy into mechanical work.

The cycle of a heat engine:

1. The heat engine receives heat from a high temperature source such as a nuclear reactor or oil furnace.

2. The heat engine converts some of the heat into work. This could be done by using a turbine/rotating shaft.

3. The remaining heat that was not used for work is rejected into a low temperature sink.

4. This cycle eats ,sleeps ,generates work and repeats.