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Engineering Geologist

Dale Glenn Tell us about your work---what do you do? In general, engineering geologists are involved with the ground portion of construction, they see…

Production Engineer

Gwen Barthel Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am responsible for the daily operations of a specialty chemicals plant. I order feedstocks, write…

rotary engine

(Encyclopedia) rotary engine, internal-combustion engine whose cycle is similar to that of a piston engine, but which produces rotary motion directly without any conversion from reciprocating motion…

Stirling engine

(Encyclopedia) Stirling engine, an external combustion reciprocating engine having an enclosed working fluid that is alternately compressed and expanded to operate a piston, thus converting heat from…

Using Search Engines

By Pearson Education Development Group There is an enormous amount of information on the Web! However, there's an easy way for you to find specific information without searching…

internal-combustion engine

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Internal-combustion engines: In the four-stroke reciprocating engine (above), a mixture of fuel and air is taken into the chamber on the down-stroke of the piston, is compressed…

diesel engine

(Encyclopedia) diesel engine, type of internal-combustion engine invented by the German engineer Rudolf Diesel and patented by him in 1892. Although his engine was designed to use coal dust as fuel,…

Civil Engineer (M. Lun)

Michelle Lun Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for a California engineering firm that consults on large construction projects…