internal-combustion engine : Definition, Usages, News and More
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n a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
Walton-Family Backed Achates Raises $35.2 Million Achates Power Inc., a developer of efficient internal-combustion engines, raised $35.2 million from investors including Sequoia Capital Partners and the venture capital arm of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) ’s founding family.
Oct. 9, 2013 - Bloomberg