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 ...

LYNN, Mass. — On March 22 the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program achieved a significant program milestone with the “light off” — the first time fuel is ignited in the engine to produce power — of ...

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 ...

The history of the gas turbine can be traced back to 150 BC, when a Greek inventor, philosopher, and geometrician, Hero, who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, invented a toy called the “Aeolipile.” The toy ...

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

Boeing’s Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept, pictured with open fan engines, could potentially provide an early entree for advanced propulsion systems. Credit: Boeing Life has never been so ...

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, ...