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 ...

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 ...

GE Aerospace has secured a new contract to supply engines for two upcoming US Navy warships, reinforcing its long-standing ...

Understanding what twin turbos actually do, how they are configured, and where their efficiency gains are won or lost is ...

Rolls-Royce will shortly begin rig tests of a clean-sheet small gas turbine engine that has been specifically developed as part of a new turbogenerator being developed for the advanced air mobility ...

The engine is the lifeblood of a car. It converts fuel, usually gasoline, into physical motion that turns the wheels and makes the vehicles go. Over the years, as technology advanced, so too did ...

Companies building data centers are increasingly relying on jet engine-based turbines and fossil fuel generators to meet ...

The Monarch 5 microturbine propulsion system enables commercial and defense partners to power UAVs with a reliable, durable engine that outperforms conventional engines. ROME, N.Y.--(BUSINESS ...

Pratt & Whitney believes HySIITE-derived steam-injection technology could potentially feature on updated versions of the geared turbofan by the mid-2030s. Credit: Pratt & Whitney Seventy years after ...

Give it wheels and a steering mechanism, and people will try to power it with anything they can. Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam ...

Auxiliary power units (APUs) do their dull and dirty work hidden away in aircraft tailcone compartments, unlike their turbine engine brethren connected to the wings or empennage. On occasion however, ...