Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver brake thermal efficiency as high ...

Turbojet engines are an incredible piece of ... But what if you just skipped the whole turbine part, and powered the compressor with an electric motor? And instead of using an axial compressor ...

Techrules' turbine-powered supercar boasted groundbreaking speed and efficiency, but sadly, it never made it to production.

There are very few machines as complex to build as a turbojet engine. The turbine blades on a commercial ... here is using a lathe to machine the compressor stages by mounting an end mill to ...

After logging more than 3,400 test hours on the Pearl 10X and its related Advance2 core demonstrator, Rolls-Royce says it is ...

Aircraft turbine engines are complex ... Essential components in an aircraft engine are the compressor blades, which compress the air before it is mixed with fuel for ignition.

The test campaign of HPT blades and nozzles demonstrated improved durability and fuel efficiency compared to conventional ...

Drawing bleed air from its own compressor, an APU also drives the ... The APU is a small turbine engine installed near the rear of the fuselage. But calling the APU an extra jet engine is not ...

Laser shock peening, or more simply laser peening, is an effective method of increasing the resistance of gas turbine engine compressor and fan blades in aircraft to foreign object damage and ...

While reciprocating engines and electric motors are sometimes used as compressor prime movers, gas turbines are the most common, mainly because they are typically lower cost than other options.