Publicity photo of a first-generation Union Pacific GTEL locomotive and a circa-1923 electric auto in Fremont, Neb. The auto was owned by a local woman and the locomotive was on its way west to haul ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Gas turbine engines often are considered the “heart” of airplanes and ships. Now, Purdue University innovators looking for new solutions to reduce emissions and enhance ...

Caterpillar and its Solar Turbines subsidiary will supply natural gas turbines and reciprocating engines for on-site generation and combined cooling, heat and power.

Gas turbines are widely used for power generation and aircraft propulsion. According to the laws of thermodynamics, the higher the temperature of an engine, the higher the efficiency. Because of these ...

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 ...

The Greek power system provides an interesting energy transition case study. Lignite, the lowest-ranked coal in terms of heat content, was for many years the leading source of power generation in ...

A highly anticipated decision on whether Platte River Power Authority can move forward with five gas-powered aeroderivative turbines was postponed.

During the 1990’s, some power plants experimented with fog-based power augmentation by overspraying fog into the compressor – known as wet compression. The results were impressive. They reported a ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and ...

Natural gas-fired turbine engines are known to produce formaldehyde – a substance that has been recognized as a carcinogen by both the US Department of Health and Human Services and the International ...