AMES, Iowa – Engineers know that gas turbine engines for aircraft and power plants are more efficient and burn less fuel when they run at temperatures high enough to melt metal. But how to raise ...
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US lab’s rotating detonation engine breakthrough could boost gas turbine efficiency
Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have designed and tested a key ...
A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems poised to end the internal combustion engine’s long run as the transportation motivator of choice, enterprising tinkerers continue to propose ...
Premier Turbines is stepping up its work on Honeywell's TFE731 engine test cell at its Neosho, Mo. facility. The company recently added a third shift, invested in new equipment and hired a new ...
The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable high-speed, long-range flight with increased efficiency ...
A multidisciplinary research group has formulated new protective coatings to allow turbine engines to run hotter -- with potential dividends for the environment and people. A University of ...
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama: The United States Army's Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) team reached a major milestone in their mission to amplify the performance and capabilities of the Army’s ...
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The M1 Abrams tank runs on a jet-style gas-turbine engine, not a diesel
The U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams main battle tank draws its power not from a conventional diesel engine but from the Honeywell ...
When comparing the efficiency of different wind turbine blade designs, [AdamEnt] found using a hair dryer wasn’t the best tool for the job. Enter his new 3D-printed wind tunnel. After several ...
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