Combustion Engine

Nr.	drive	energy
1	Ottoengine	petrol
2	Ottoengine	liquid gas
3	Ottoengine	natural gas
4	Ottoengine	methanol
5	Ottoengine	Bioethanol
6	Ottoengine	hydrogen
7	Dieselengine	(Bio-)Diesel
8	Dieselengine	vegetable oil
9	Electro engine	fuel->current
10	fuel cell	hydrogen
11	fuel cell	methanol

Function

The combustion engine should transform the chemical energy engaged in the fuel very optimally and with few pollutant emissions into kinetic energy. The invention of the internal combustion engine decisively influenced the development of the automobile.

How it works

A fuel-air mixture is ignited - except in case of a fuel cell - in a combustion chamber. The evolving pressure is transformed via a stroke movement or directly into a rotary movement and is passed on as torque to the engine. The fuel cell first converts the chemical energy into electric energy which is subsequently delivered via the electric motor(s). 05/08