News tagged with internal combustion
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 ...
NRL's XFC UAS achieves flight endurance milestone
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has completed a successful flight test of the fuel cell powered XFC (eXperimental Fuel Cell) unmanned aerial system (UAS). During the June 2 flight test, ...
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 ...
Ethanol vs. Electricity: Biomass converted into electricity could be more efficient than ethanol (w/Video)
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Concerns over petroleum gas prices and long-term effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment have prompted scientists to look for alternative renewable energy sources for transportation ...
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 ...
New combustion strategy accelerates hydrogen-engine development
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Car manufacturers aspire to create hydrogen-powered vehicles that could one day allow energy-efficient, cost-effective travel that emits no greenhouse gases or other pollutants. To further ...
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 ...
Simple device which uses electrical field could boost gas efficiency
Sep 25, 2008 |
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With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel ...
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 ...
