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> An engine produces power. Locomotion can be derived from power but isn't required to. By this definition, is a fuel cell an engine? https://www.energy.gov/e

> An engine produces power. Locomotion can be derived from power but isn't required to. By this definition, is a fuel cell an engine? https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells#:~:text=A%20fuel%20cell%20uses%20the,electricity%2C%20water%2C%20and%20heat https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/fuel-cells#:~:text=A%2....

LinAGKar 2y ago
Or even just a barrel of fuel that's lit on fire to produce thermal energy
inetknght 2y ago
Perhaps! But I think by the time you're asking these kinds of questions you're then also dealing with one of the many reasons definitions can become nuanced as technology moves on.