Where the fuel energy goes

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1. What an engine is
2. The energy chain
3. Burning fuel releases heat
4. Expanding gas pushes the piston
5. From push to rotation
6. Where the fuel energy goes
7. Engines in transport
8. Engines in farming and industry
9. Engines making electricity and moving water
10. Engines today and tomorrow