Power machine
A prime mover is a machine that converts a form of energy such as chemical, thermal, or electrical energy into mechanical work by executing movement against a force. Power machines are mainly used to drive machines such as pumps , blowers , compressors and tools, as well as for vehicles . Often they are also referred to as a motor (from Latin movēre , mōvī , mōtum , 'move'). They are differentiated, for example, according to the energy source used:
Fluid power machines
- Hydraulic power machines ( hydraulic motors ), especially water power machines : water wheel , water turbines
- Wind power machines : Resistance Runner , buoyancy Runner , Darrieus rotor , Chinese windmill
- Thermal fluid power machines ( heat engines ):
- without direct combustion: Organic Rankine Cycle for the use of geothermal energy or solar heat ( solar thermal power plant )
- external combustion engine: steam turbine , steam screw motor , steam engine , steam engine , Stirling engine
- with internal combustion ( internal combustion engines ): internal combustion engines , gas turbines , ramjet
Electric prime movers
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- Electric motors
- electromagnetic linear drives ( linear motors ): transverse flux machines , loudspeakers , transrapid
- Electrostatic motors
- Piezoelectric motors
Electrothermal drives belong to the group of thermal fluid power machines ( heat engines ) and use electricity only as a heat source.
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Wiktionary: Kraftmaschine - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
