Thread: What does it take to be a Transport Correspondent?
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Old April 22nd 11, 03:09 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway
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Default What does it take to be a Transport Correspondent?
On Apr 22, 3:53*pm, wrote:

Internal combustion engines don't convert heat to work. The work is done
by the pressure of the gas from the chemical reaction. Heat is a useless
byproduct of this reaction that has to be got rid of.

I suggest you study thermodynamics andn especially the Otto Cycle and
the Diesel Cycle.

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