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 ...

Reaching the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement calls for revolutionary propulsion concepts. With the water-enhanced turbofan, MTU is working on a gas-turbine-based propulsion concept that ...

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 ...

What are Ceramic Matrix Composites? Composite materials typically consist of two components: a reinforcement part to provide mechanical strength and a matrix material that holds all the components ...

Long before today’s hybrid, EVs, and other alternative fuel vehicles were pitched as alternatives to traditional internal combustion, GM spent decades experimenting with turbine-powered engines for ...

During the Jet Age - the '50s and '60s - the automotive world was associated with unbridled optimism: as science and engineering made leaps and bounds, promising a better world for the future, concept ...

The 1963 Turbine Car was Chrysler's riskiest bet: jet-engine power, consumer testing, and fuel versatility. 45 of 50 cars were scrapped.

Explore how combined cycle gas turbines hit 64% efficiency, capture waste heat for power, and how CCGT compares with coal and nuclear in grids ...

Subaru engineers appear to be thinking really far outside the box. The automaker recently filed a patent with the World Intellectual Property Organization for a turbine engine-assisted extended-range ...