Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Steam engine
CONCEPT: - Combustion engine: An engine that converts chemical energy into mechanical energy by combustion of a fuel and generates mechanical power. There are two types of combustion engines:
- Internal combustion engine
- External combustion engine.
- 4 stroke engines and 2 stroke, Diesel engines are types of Internal combustion engines.
External Combustion Engine: - It is such a heat engine, the heat needed for the working substance is produced by burning the fuel outside the cylinder and piston arrangement of the engine.
- E.g. A steam engine is an external combustion engine. Here boiler is used to create high-pressure steam from the burning of fuel. Then it is fed to the steam engine to produce required work in form of rotation of the crankshaft.
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