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.