simple question

[mohan.psg]

engine is device which converts one form of energy in to another form of energy
ok fan and linght does same work can it to be called as engine

[spishak]

Yes you can call it an engine.

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[ASHSMI]

something that turns one thing into another is a transducer
ie electic to heat in a fire or electric to light in a bulb

[windrunner23]

So you can call an engine a transducer too, right? about the fan and light, they can be called engines since they also convert energies to another forms.

[ASHSMI]

Transducers change supplies dirrectly, ie the heater element has power in and heat out. As an engine has complicated methods to change in put to out put i dont think a lightbulb is an engine.a lightbulb element has electric directly applied and light as the direct result

[jeffsays]

hi there. according to me Transducers are electric or electronic devices that transform energy from one manifestation into another. Most people, when they think of transducers, think specifically of devices that perform this transformation in order to gather or transfer information, but really, anything that converts energy can be considered a transducer. loudspeakers, thermocouples, microphones, and phonograph pickup may be termed transducers.