Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have used one of the world's most powerful supercomputers to find out how microscopic damage to turbine blades ...

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 ...

Some benefits of re-engining programs are due to the fact that newer engine models typically embody more advanced technologies and design and manufacturing processes than were available for the ...

How engine design has evolved to boost fuel efficiency, and where it's going from here.

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 ...

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 ...

Pre-swirl systems are a critical component in modern gas turbine engines, designed to condition the cooling airflow before it reaches the turbine rotor blades. By imparting a controlled rotational ...

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 ...

Aerial firefighting helicopters ingest significant volumes of airborne particles, and operators are advised to conduct periodic “compressor washes” to remove the contaminants from the compressor.

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 ...

Engineers have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say. Engineers at MIT ...