Technical difficulties were never fully overcome, the increasing cost of fuel made gas turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston engine had improved immeasurably over ...
Engine inlet flow is uniform. Any distortion will affect compressor performance and will give an erroneous mass flow measurement. At worst, vortices may be shed from the floor or walls causing high ...
This conference paper offers a detailed exploration of the fully coupled CFD simulation of a KJ66 micro gas turbine (MGT) engine—an innovative approach that enhances the accuracy and fidelity of 3D ...
We’re introduced to the traditional two-stroke diesel engine as thermally efficient but not smooth-running, and then the gas turbine as smooth but much more inefficient. The free piston engine ...
Jet engines work on the "suck, squeeze, bang, blow" principle, using highly pressurized air and fuel combustion to generate thrust. Engine materials have evolved from steel to nickel-chromium ...