News tagged with combustion engine
Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight
Oct 13, 2009 |
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The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ...
Gasoline-diesel 'cocktail': A potent recipe for cleaner, more efficient engines
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Diesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines. But what if an engine could be programmed to harvest the best properties ...
Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy (w/Video)
Apr 17, 2009 |
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Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...
ONR and GM partner to test advanced fuel cell vehicles of the future (w/Video)
Mar 18, 2009 |
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As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines ...
Scientists reveal interaction between supersonic fuel spray and its shock wave
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves are a well tested phenomenon on a large scale, but scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from Wayne State University and Cornell University have ...
Mass production micro-hybrid technology set to cut emissions and fuel use in cars
Jan 15, 2009 |
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The EUREKA (Belgium) i-StARS project is developing a compact, fully integrated and low-cost start-stop system for cars to replace conventional alternators in mass production. This second-generation starter alternator reversible ...
Engineer works to clean and improve engine performance
Sep 17, 2008 |
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The five engines in Song-Charng Kong's Iowa State University laboratory have come a long way since Karl Benz patented a two-stroke internal combustion engine in 1879. There are fuel injectors and turbochargers ...
