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What is an internal combustion engine?(a) An engine that absorbs power by burning air+ water in a closed chamber(b) An engine that generates power by burning air+ fuel in a closed chamber(c) An engine that generates power by burning air+ fuel in an open chamber(d) An engine that absorbs power by burning air+ water in an open chamberThe question was posed to me in a national level competition.This question is from Internal Combustion Engine topic in chapter Design of IC Engine Components of Automotive Engine Design

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The correct answer is (b) An engine that generates power by BURNING air+ fuel in a CLOSED chamber

The explanation is: Internal COMBUSTION ENGINES are the engine that generates power by burning air and fuel (petrol, diesel, KEROSENE, etc..) in a closed chamber. Nothing can burn in the presence of water because water is a fire extinguisher.



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