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To drive microscale rotating machinery such as a microengine, motor-compressor, or generator, energy must be added to the system. This can take many forms depending on the application, however, for an engine intended to be a primary power source; this is usually thermal energy. Adding heat to an engine is most commonly achieved via a combustion system where a fuel is mixed with an oxidizer and burned. Due to the high-energy density of liquid hydrocarbons, they are the most common fuels and are mixed and burned with air. For a microengine, this system is termed the microcombustor.
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Spadaccini, C., Waitz, I. (2009). Microcombustors for Rotating Machinery. In: Lang, J. (eds) Multi-Wafer Rotating MEMS Machines. MEMS Reference Shelf. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77747-4_9
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