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Type of engine
The water engine is a positive-displacement engine, often closely resembling a steam engine with similar pistons and valves, that is driven by water pressure
Water_engine
Means of cooling parts of an engine to allow more power
In internal combustion engines, water injection, also known as anti-detonant injection (ADI), can spray water into the incoming air or air–fuel mixture
Water_injection_(engine)
1977 play by David Mamet
The Water Engine is a 1977 play by David Mamet that centers on the violent suppression of a disruptive alternative energy technology. Charles Lang works
The_Water_Engine
1992 television film by Steven Schachter
The Water Engine is an American historical drama television film directed by Steven Schachter and written by David Mamet, based on his 1977 play of the
The_Water_Engine_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up water engine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Water engine is a simple water-driven device such as a water-column engine. Water engine may also
Water_engine_(disambiguation)
Umbrella term for engines that use water
A water power engine includes prime movers driven by water and which may be classified under three categories: Water pressure motors, having a piston and
Water_power_engine
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
transfer the heat from the engine to the ambient air. Stirling marine engines have the advantage of using the ambient temperature water. Placing the cooling
Marine_propulsion
Machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (of motion)
mechanical engines but pumps. In this manner, a fire engine in its original form was merely a water pump, with the engine being transported to the fire by
Engine
Heat exchangers used for cooling internal combustion engines
heat to the atmosphere, and then returned to the engine. Engine coolant is usually water-based, but may also be oil. It is common to employ a water pump
Radiator_(engine_cooling)
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion
Internal_combustion_engine
Early steam engine invented by Thomas Newcomen
to pump water out of mines. Hundreds were constructed during the 18th century. James Watt's later engine design was an improved version of the Newcomen
Newcomen_atmospheric_engine
Emergency vehicle intended to put out fires
functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying
Fire_engine
The Salmson water-cooled aero-engines, produced in France by Société des Moteurs Salmson from 1908 until 1920, were a series of pioneering aero-engines:
Salmson water-cooled aero-engines
Salmson_water-cooled_aero-engines
Early steam engine
A water-returning engine was an early form of stationary steam engine, developed at the start of the Industrial Revolution in the middle of the 18th century
Water-returning_engine
Hypothetical vehicle deriving energy from water
cooling the combustion chambers of engines by adding water to the incoming fuel-air mixture, allowing for greater compression ratios and reduced engine knocking
Water-fuelled_car
Simple toy working on a water jet principle
the valveless pulse jet. Water contains some dissolved air, which can build up in the engine during operation. Therefore, engines must "burp" out air periodically
Pop_pop_boat
Fictional steam locomotive
Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional tank locomotive who originated from the British children's books The Railway Series, created and written by Wilbert
Thomas_the_Tank_Engine
Method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment
combustion engines and power stations. Water coolers utilising convective heat transfer are used inside some high-end personal computers to further lower the temperature
Water_cooling
Heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid
type of steam engine used until the early 20th century. The steam engine was used to pump water out of coal mines. Major improvements made by James Watt
History_of_the_steam_engine
Hot water engine
The Malone engine is a liquid-based engine invented by J.F.J Malone of Newcastle, England. The engine used high temperature water as its working fluid
Malone_engine
American film director
Mamet's play The Water Engine, which he had directed at the off-Broadway Public Theater in 1977 and again at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway the following
Steven_Schachter
Type of engine created by Toyota
The ZR engine is a family of straight-four 16-valve all-aluminum and water cooled gasoline engines with a die-cast aluminum block and variable valve timing
Toyota_ZR_engine
1995 studio album by June of 44
Engine Takes to the Water is the debut studio album by Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on June 20, 1995, by Quarterstick Records.
Engine_Takes_to_the_Water
Horizontally opposed four-cylinder piston engine
A flat-four engine (also known as a horizontally opposed-four engine or boxer engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine with two banks of cylinders lying
Flat-four_engine
Pioneering machine of the Industrial Revolution
Britannica, it was "the first truly efficient steam engine". The Watt steam engine was inspired by the Newcomen atmospheric engine, which was introduced
Watt_steam_engine
Early configuration of the steam engine
with the engine directly driving a pump, was first used by Thomas Newcomen around 1705 to remove water from mines in Cornwall. The efficiency of the engines
Beam_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
directly into the iron block, water cooled, with overhead camshaft(s) driven by a toothed timing belt and an aluminium cylinder head. This engine is available
Renault_K-Type_engine
produced diesel engines since the 1970s. Engines that are currently produced [when?] are listed in the article below, while engines no longer in production
List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
List_of_Volkswagen_Group_diesel_engines
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Buick V8 is a family of V8 engines produced by the Buick division of General Motors (GM) between 1953 and 1981. All were 90° water-cooled V8 OHV naturally
Buick_V8_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
previous V6 engine families, including the Canadian-built Ford Essex engine introduced in 1982, the Ford Vulcan engine introduced in 1985, the original Duratec
Ford_Cyclone_engine
Museum in Brentford, London
stationary water pumping steam engines dating from 1820 to 1910. It is the home of the world's largest collection of Cornish engines, including the Grand Junction
London Museum of Water & Steam
London_Museum_of_Water_&_Steam
Series of V8 engines built by Chrysler
The Chrysler Hemi engine, known by the trademark Hemi or HEMI, is a series of high-performance American overhead valve V8 engines built by Chrysler with
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
Obsolete type of gasoline engine
above the cylinder. When the engine runs, it heats the water. Cooling is accomplished by the water steaming off and removing heat from the engine. When
Hit-and-miss_engine
Family of V8 and V6 engines
The General Motors LS-based small-block engines are a family of V8 and offshoot V6 engines designed and manufactured by the American automotive company
General Motors LS-based small-block engine
General_Motors_LS-based_small-block_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Toyota GR engine family is a gasoline, open-deck, piston V6 engine series. The GR series has a 60° die-cast aluminium block and aluminium DOHC cylinder
Toyota_GR_engine
Closed-cycle regenerative heat engine
A Stirling engine is a heat engine that is operated by the cyclic expansion and contraction of air or other gas (the working fluid) by exposing it to
Stirling_engine
Machine converting flow into rotation
included those that run on hydropower (namely, water engines and water motors) but in today's terminology the name usually refers more specifically to motors
Hydraulic_motor
Waste-heat-removal system
engines. For water-cooled engines on aircraft and surface vehicles, waste heat is transferred from a closed loop of water pumped through the engine to
Internal combustion engine cooling
Internal_combustion_engine_cooling
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
923 cc (56 cu in) water-cooled boxer engine, which became the basis for the Subaru 1000 and the EA-52 boxer engine. The car began sales to the public starting
Subaru_EA_engine
System that converts heat or thermal energy to mechanical work
A heat engine is a system that transfers thermal energy to do mechanical or electrical work. While originally conceived in the context of mechanical energy
Heat_engine
Improvements to the steam engine were some of the most important technologies of the Industrial Revolution, although steam did not replace water power in importance
Steam power during the Industrial Revolution
Steam_power_during_the_Industrial_Revolution
Alpha or gamma type Stirling engine with one or more liquid pistons
water pump. The simple pump is external to the engine, and consists of two check valves, one on the intake and one on the outlet. In the engine, the loop
Fluidyne_engine
Device for controlling the flow of beer into a vessel
the water engine will invariably have been replaced by an electric compressor) but is increasingly rare due to the perception that hand-pumps are the
Beer_tap
Preserved 1920s triple expansion steam engines
triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London. They were ordered by the Metropolitan Water Board and manufactured
Kempton_Park_Steam_Engines
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Suzuki K engine family is a series of automobile engines from Suzuki, introduced in 1994. Displacements range from 0.7 L to 1.5 L. All engines have
Suzuki_K_engine
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
include rocket, water jet, and hybrid propulsion, the term jet engine typically refers to an internal combustion air-breathing jet engine such as a turbojet
Jet_engine
Piston engine component which connects the piston to the crankshaft
motion of the water wheel into reciprocating motion. The most common usage of connecting rods is in internal combustion engines or on steam engines. A connecting
Connecting_rod
Type of reciprocating heat engine
external combustion engines include air, hot water, pressurized water or even boiler-heated liquid sodium. Gas is used in a Stirling engine. Single-phase liquid
External_combustion_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Volvo D5 is a type of turbocharged diesel engine developed by Volvo Cars for use in its passenger cars. The D5 engine is based on the Volvo Modular
Volvo_D5_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Renault engine (F for fonte, French for cast iron) is an automotive internal combustion engine, four-stroke, inline-four engine bored directly into the iron
Renault_F-Type_engine
Reciprocating engine with cylinders arranged radially from a single crankshaft
The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like
Radial_engine
American WWII-era aircraft engine
The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp is an American twin-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial aircraft engine with a nominal displacement of 2,800 cu in
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
and are water-cooled. Since the Volkswagen Group is German, official internal combustion engine performance ratings are published using the International
List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
List_of_Volkswagen_Group_petrol_engines
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
integrate the engine for kei cars into inline-three in the future (EF engine). The specification is water-cooled inline-four cylinder DOHC 16-valve EFI, the bore
Daihatsu_J-series_engine
FE/FE2 engine – air-cooled 359 cc, FF applications 1972–1976 – Suzuki L50 engine – water-cooled 359 cc 1974–1976 – Suzuki L60 engine – water-cooled 446 cc
List_of_Suzuki_engines
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
cheaper range of water-cooled engines less suited for racing. The F6 engine is an evolution of the air-cooled flat-four Boxer engine designs by Ferdinand
Porsche_flat-six_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Subaru six-cylinder engines are a series of flat-6 engines manufactured by Subaru, made in three distinct generations. The ER27, derived from the
Subaru_six-cylinder_engines
Type of steam beam engine
A Cornish engine is a type of steam engine developed in Cornwall, England, mainly for pumping water from a mine. It is a form of beam engine that uses
Cornish_engine
Straight-6 DOHC piston engine
and E6x 5 and 7 Series. The N52 was the first water-cooled engine to use magnesium/aluminium composite construction in the engine block. It was also listed
BMW_N52
Use of aircraft to combat wildfires
Boss", a single engine airtanker set up for scooping operations & operated by Dauntless Air, crashed while attempting to scoop water from Hauser Reservoir
Aerial_firefighting
Water purified by condensing it from steam
in the original container. For example, water escaping as steam from a boiler of heating system or steam engine, leaves behind any dissolved materials
Distilled_water
Long, thin artificial clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft
are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. The combination of water vapor in aircraft engine exhaust and the low ambient temperatures
Contrail
System of pipes for transmitting power via pressurized liquid
built into the machine. In the late 19th century, a hydraulic network might have been used in a factory, with a central steam engine or water turbine driving
Hydraulic_power_network
Type of internal combustion engine that uses compression to create combustion
thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of the air-fuel
Diesel_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
next-generation turbocharged engine family. The engine features a start-stop system, gasoline direct injection, an electric water pump and an electric turbocharger
GM_E-Turbo_engine
Novelty toy heat engine
known as the dunking bird, drinky bird, water bird, and dipping bird, is a toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source
Drinking_bird
Horizontally opposed 6-cylinder piston engine
of the inlet and outlet connections for water-cooled engines. The first production flat-six engine was in the 1904 Wilson-Pilcher 18/24 HP car. The most
Flat-six_engine
German automotive engine
where "wasser" indicates that the engine is water-cooled, and "boxer" describes the arrangement and movement of the pistons. The wasserboxer features a cast
Volkswagen_Wasserboxer_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Toyota Motor Corporation G-family engine is a family of straight-6 piston engines produced from 1979 to 2008. It is notable in that only a single
Toyota_G_engine
Perpetual motion machine
claimed to have replaced the spark plugs with "injectors" that introduced a hydrogen/oxygen mixture into the engine cylinders. The water was subjected to an
Water_fuel_cell
Simple, bladeless radial steam turbine
known as a Hero's (or Heron's) engine, is a simple, bladeless radial steam turbine which spins when the central water container is heated. Torque is produced
Aeolipile
Work done divided by heat provided
Engine efficiency of thermal engines is the relationship between the total energy contained in the fuel, and the amount of energy used to perform useful
Engine_efficiency
Kind of engine made by Nissan
The Renault-Nissan MR engine family consists of three and four-cylinder, all-aluminium and water cooled automobile engines with variable valve timing,
Nissan_MR_engine
Type of firefighting apparatus that specializes in the transport of water
potentially supplying the fire engine(s) with a very rapid connection. Most water tenders are designed to carry heavy water payloads of 2,600 U.S. gallons
Water_tender
Car engine families
Daihatsu KF engine is a series of 658 cc inline-three cylinder DOHC 12 valve water-cooled engine, designed for kei cars. This engine replacing the old EF series
Daihatsu_K-series_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Toyota UZ engine family is a gasoline fueled 32-valve quad-camshaft V8 piston engine series used in Toyota's luxury offerings and sport utility vehicles
Toyota_UZ_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
demand and requirements. Since late 2025 the Ingenium engine line has replaced engines sourced from Ford. The Ingenium design is configurable and flexible
Ingenium_engine_family
Motor vehicle engine
V10 engine, made from aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy and titanium alloy and is smaller than most V8s. The oil and water pumps are located at the rear
Toyota_LR_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
from the VG engine include switching to a timing chain from a timing belt, and relocating the water pump from the outside of the engine to inside the timing
Nissan_VQ_engine
International safety standard for twin-engine aircraft
using the remaining operational engine, albeit at a reduced speed or altitude. The standard typically applies to long-distance routes over water or remote
ETOPS
Place along a steam railroad
as a "water stop". The term originates from the times of steam engines when large amounts of water were essential. Also known as wood and water stops
Water_stop
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Toyota JZ engine family is a series of inline-6 automobile engines produced by Toyota. As a replacement for the M-series inline-6 engines, the JZ engines
Toyota_JZ_engine
Officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle
The world unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle, irrespective of propulsion method
List_of_water_speed_records
Boat using steam pressure for propulsion
screw to steam turbines. The latter innovation changed the design of vessels to one that could move faster through the water. Engine propulsion changed to
Steam-powered_vessel
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The M176/M177/M178 is a petrol V8 engine range designed by Mercedes-AMG, replacing the M278 and M157 engines, and is based on the M133 engine. The engine
Mercedes-Benz M176/M177/M178 engine
Mercedes-Benz_M176/M177/M178_engine
English engineer; invented the first commercial steam pump (c.1650–1715)
water and relating to all sorts of mill work" became known as the "Fire Engine Act". Savery's very broad patent covered all pumps that raised water by
Thomas_Savery
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Toyota NZ engine family is a straight-4 piston engine series. The NZ series uses aluminium open deck engine blocks and DOHC cylinder heads. It also
Toyota_NZ_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The VR6 engine is a six-cylinder engine configuration developed by Volkswagen. The name VR6 comes from the combination of German words “V-Motor” and “Reihenmotor”
VR6_engine
Type of engine
Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over heat dissipation fins or hot areas of the engine to cool them in order to keep the engine within
Air-cooled_engine
Fifth generation of the Porsche 911 sports car
common with its predecessor, with the first all new chassis platform since the original 911 and a new water-cooled engine. Technically, it was a major change
Porsche_911_(996)
British land and water speed record holder (1921–1967)
. five coming up ... a lot of water, nose beginning to lift, water all over the front of the engine again ... and the nose is up ... low pressure fuel
Donald_Campbell
Awdry. Wilbert wrote the first 26 books from 1945 to 1972 beginning with The Three Railway Engines; while Christopher wrote the remaining 16 books from
List of The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends characters
List_of_The_Railway_Series_and_Thomas_&_Friends_characters
Automobile engine
updated 4-cylinder engine, and by the 1932 Ford Model 18, with its new Ford V8 engine. Like the Model T engine, the Model A engine was a water-cooled L-head
Ford_Model_A_engine
Process of replacing a car's engine
an engine swap is the process of removing a car's original engine and replacing it with another. This may be a like-for-like replacement or the installation
Engine_swap
Internal combustion engine designed to run on gasoline
classified by the number of rotors used. Petrol engines are either air-cooled or water-cooled. Petrol engines use spark ignition. High voltage for the spark this
Petrol_engine
Steam-powered haulage engine
A traction engine is a steam-powered tractor used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives
Traction_engine
Engines used in EU rocket Ariane
The Viking rocket engines were members of a series of bipropellant engines for the first and second stages of the Ariane 1 through Ariane 4 commercial
Viking_(rocket_engine)
Piston engine with four cylinders in "V" configuration
A V4 engine is a four-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The V4 engine is less
V4_engine
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
The Iron Duke engine (also called 151, 2500, Pontiac 2.5, and Tech IV) is a 151 cu in (2.5 L) straight-4 piston engine built by the Pontiac Motor Division
Iron_Duke_engine
THE WATER-ENGINE
THE WATER-ENGINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gaiter.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wattler, Middle English watelere, i.e. someone who made the panels of interwoven twigs that were used to fill the spaces between the structural timbers of a timber frame building. See also Dauber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Walter, representing the normal medieval pronunciation of the name.English and German (Rhineland) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of water, Middle English, Low German water.Irish : adopted as an English translation of Gaelic Ó Fuartháin (see Foran), being wrongly taken as Ó Fuaruisce ‘son of cold water’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from an altered form of the personal name Walter.English : variant of Water 2.Irish : when not the English surname, an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin, Hiskey, Tydings).James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Walter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a watchful person, from Middle English waker ‘watchful’, ‘vigilant’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Grey Quail
Male
English
 English form of German Walther, WALTER means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German (also Wäger), Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German wæger ‘weigher’, German Waager, an occupational name for an official responsible for weighing produce, especially produce offered as rent in kind, or for an official in charge of checking weights and measures used by merchants.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for the buyer of provisions for a large household, from a reduced form of Anglo-Norman French acatour (Late Latin acceptator, an agent derivative of acceptare ‘to accept’). Modern English caterer results from the addition of a second agent suffix to the word.Slovenian (ÄŒater) : status name for a person who read out the Slovenian ceremonial text at the installation of the Carantanian rulers and, later, Carinthian dukes, derived from the dialect verb Äatiti ‘to read’. Carantania was the early medieval Slovenian state on the territory of present-day Carinthia and Styria, now divided between Austria and Slovenia. The people’s installation of the Carantanian rulers was an exceptional example of democratic elections in medieval Europe. Thomas Jefferson knew about it and was influenced by it in his thinking about American Independence.Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Köter (see Koetter).
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Shakespearean German
Strong fighter.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : occupational name from Old French bateor ‘one who beats’, possibly denoting a textile or metal worker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waites.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.German : unexplained; possibly a variant of Eder or Ader, from a Germanic personal name Adheri, composed of adal ‘clan’, ‘nobility’ + heri ‘army’.Johann Georg Ater was born in about 1745–50 in Clarksburg, OH.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French wafre ‘wafer’, alternating with wafrer, wafrour ‘waferer’, an occupational name for a maker or seller of eucharistic wafers or thin cakes.English : from an Old German personal name Waifar, Waifer, Old French Gaifier.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
People of Power; Powerful Warrior; Commander of the Army; Army Ruler
Boy/Male
English
Son of Walter.
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