We all know how a conventional internal combustion engine works, with a piston and a crankshaft. But that’s by no means the only way to make an engine, and one of the slightly more unusual ...

Since the 1960s, aerospace research and development (R&D) has been on a quest to eliminate oil lubrication systems from gas turbine engines. Beginning with small solar power dynamic "engines" for ...

Gas engines show advantages in their single cycle efficiency value (figure 2) and a very fast startup performance. Photo courtesy: MAN Diesel & Turbo The transforming energy market shifts focus to ...

Small, ultra-fast, primary and “afterburner” secondary combustion events promise to deliver brake thermal efficiency as high as 69 percent. A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems ...

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 ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

If you've ever ridden a bus in a city -- it doesn't really matter which one -- you know that the engine and transmission situated beneath the floor can get excruciatingly loud, both inside and outside ...

From the consumer-tested Chrysler Turbine to the race-winning Howmet TX, this guide explores the bold era of jet-powered ...