Subj : Re: Canadian oil
To   : Angus McLeod
From : Deuce
Date : Fri Sep 02 2005 13:19:00

  Re: Re: Canadian oil
  By: Angus McLeod to Deuce on Fri Sep 02 2005 08:42:00

 >  >  > Actually, the Sterling cycle engine isn't a 'combustion' engine at all
 >  >
 >  > Neither is a steam engine.  The whole class of external combustion engine
 >  > actually heat engines.  It really doesn't matter where the heat comes fro
 > 
 > Exactly.
 > 
 > Therefore, neither is a 'combustion' engine, either external or internal.

And the "positive" terminal of a battery is not the one with a positive
electron balance.  Welcome to english and historical convention.

Of course, a Stirling engine *can* run on combustion... or ice...

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