Examples of Heat Engines
It is important to note that although some cycles have a typical combustion location (internal or external), they often can be implemented with the other. For example, John Ericsson developed an external heated engine running on a cycle very much like the earlier Diesel cycle. In addition, the externally heated engines can often be implemented in open or closed cycles.
What this boils down to is that there are thermodynamic cycles and a large number of ways to implement them.
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