Assertion: stirling engine | /r/IsA | external combustion engine
Facets:
value: like the steam engine
type: OTHER
value: traditionally
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Like the steam engine, the Stirling engine is traditionally classified as an external combustion engine, as all heat transfers to and from the working fluid take place through a solid boundary (heat exchanger) thus isolating the combustion process and any contaminants it may produce from the working parts of the engine.