A:  MECH317-Assignment 4-Carbon emission and its impact on the global warming

Conduct the information search through library, journals, data base or internet on following topics:

• What is a heat engine?
• Carbon emissions of any power engine or heat engine and its impact on our environment such as global warming (a contemporary issue)
• What are differences between the air engine and a heat engine? Is there possible adaption of the air engine as part of heat engine?

Follow the following provided repot format to organize above information as a report. 

B: Report format

The report should include at least following sections.  You are free and welcome to add any additional sections and information.

Cover page

Table of contents

1. Introduction

• Some basic information about the power and Energy issue
• Some basic type of energies
• Global warming
• The theme of this research paper (the MECH317-assignment 4)

2. Heat engines
   • Working principles of heat engine
   • Type of heat engines
   • Concise history of the heat engine
3. Carbon emission and its impact on the global warming
   • Carbon emission of heat engines
   • Its impact on the global warming
4. Possible adaption of the air engine for the part of a heat engine
   • Can the air engine be used for the heat engine? Explain?
5. Discussions and conclusions
   • Your findings
   • Suggestions related to the global warming.
6. References (You should have at least two references.)

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