Pneumatic motor Pneumatic motor A pneumatic motor (air motor) or compressed air engine is a type of motor which does mechanical work by expanding compressed air. Pneumatic motors generally convert the compressed air energy to mechanical work through either linear or rotary motion. Linear motion can come from either a diaphragm or piston actuator, while rotary motion is supplied by either a vane type air motor, piston air motor, air turbine or gear type motor. Pneumatic motors have existed in many forms over the past two centuries, ranging in size from hand-held motors to engines of up to several hundred horsepower. Some
Electric potential energy terms of the electric field in the form where formula_13 is the displacement of the electric field within a dielectric material and integration is over the entire volume of the dielectric. The total electrostatic potential energy stored within a charged dielectric may also be expressed in terms of a continuous volume charge, formula_14, where integration is over the entire volume of the dielectric. These latter two expressions are valid only for cases when the smallest increment of charge is zero (formula_16) such as dielectrics in the presence of metallic electrodes or dielectrics containing many charges. Electric potential energy Electric potential