Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver brake thermal efficiency as high as 69 percent. A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems ...

The infamous Oil Embargo of 1973 was a watershed moment in the automotive industry. America once thrived on large vehicles ...

LYNN, Mass. — On March 22 the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program achieved a significant program milestone with the “light off” — the first time fuel is ignited in the engine to produce power — of ...

Scientists have used one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to find out how ...

For more than 100 years, the internal combustion engine (ICE) has been the mechanism of choice for vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Across all configurations, the principle is the same: a mix of fuel ...

Pratt & Whitney is to design a high-efficiency, hydrogen-fueled aircraft turbine engine with funding support from the U.S. Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E).

With a jet engine adapted for automotive use that could gobble up almost any flammable liquid, the Chrysler Turbine Car was one of the most revolutionary vehicles that ever roamed on American roads.

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 ...

Reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement calls for revolutionary propulsion concepts. With the water-enhanced turbofan, MTU is working on a gas-turbine-based propulsion concept that ...

The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...

A George Stone Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology Program graduate and his employer have created a hands-on apparatus to help future students. Sean Rader, director of maintenance at ...