Compared to a diesel engine, like the MTU MB 883 Ka-500 powerplant, the M1's gas turbine can produce far more torque and horsepower at lower engine speeds. This translates to excellent ...

Before the M1 Abrams was developed as a tank, a gas turbine engine design was underway to go into a future tank. The Abrams, which began as the XM-1 experimental tank program, was designed to ...

The prototype utilizes solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and has completed successful testing. Initial samples deliver 2.5 kW capacity, though UEC plans to develop 20-400 kW units for a small-capacity ...

Trick-Cycle Turbine Ltd. (TCT) is a South Dakota-based company led by inventor Reggie Huff that has created an engine design known as the Tomahawk TX Trick-Cycle Turbine engine.

He says the new gas turbine will be around 15% more fuel efficient than the M250, and the total system weight has been halved to around 200-250kg (440-550lb) through the optimised design.

A piston engine can suck in its own air and then compress it 10-20x (gas vs diesel, to the nearest multiple of ten) with plenty of leftover energy after the fuel is burned to drive the crank or an ...

Solar Turbines is another traditional gas turbine company, and a pair of its Taurus 60M gas turbines were recently specified to power a 174-ft. (53-m), 450- passenger 43-knot catamaran being built ...

The company explained that each PE6000 begins with an overhauled engine core from a CF6-80C2, a GE aircraft engine design commonly found in Boeing 747s and some other planes.