AMES, Iowa – Engineers know that gas turbine engines for aircraft and power plants are more efficient and burn less fuel when they run at temperatures high enough to melt metal. But how to raise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have used one of the world's most powerful supercomputers to find out how microscopic damage to turbine blades ...

Researchers using the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified aerothermal flaws in jet engine turbine blades that conventional simulation methods could not detect. The ...

Rolls-Royce will release a newly designed third-stage turbine wheel for its M250-C20F turboshaft engine by the end of the year, which will have improved strength and tolerance to fatigue cracking. The ...

The term “hydroelectric power” often brings to mind immense operations driven by purpose-built infrastructure such as dam systems and large turbines with traditionally metallic, propeller-based ...

As turbine blades experience high temperatures they can begin to elongate and rub up against the engine’s case wall. Credit: Australian Transport Safety Board Modern turbine engines are reliable when ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has expanded inspection requirements after learning that more CFM International Leap-1As are susceptible to turbine blade cracks and failures due to dust in the air ...

There are several operational factors and requirements that have guided design and development of composite wind turbine blades over the last 20 years. The most important factors and requirements are ...

Scientists have used one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to find out how microscopic damage to turbine blades undermines jet engine performance, fuel efficiency and durability. The project ...