News tagged with supersonic combustion
Faster Than The Speed Of Sound: New Control System Has What It Takes To Guide Experimental Aircraft
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a jet is flying faster than the speed of sound, one small mistake can tear it apart. And when the jet is so experimental that it must fly unmanned, only a computer control system can ...
Space shuttle experiment to provide insights into turbulence, heating
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A Purdue University aerospace researcher helped shape plans to install a new experiment currently on the space shuttle Discovery to collect data for controlling deadly friction and heating in the design of ...
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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 ...
Superfast airplanes through super tiny technology
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2009 |
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Princeton engineers has been awarded a $3 million grant to study how fuel additives made of tiny particles known as nanocatalysts can help supersonic jets fly ...
Researchers: supersonic jet test a success
Mar 25, 2006 |
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Defense researchers believe the test of a new jet engine succeeded in hitting Mach 7.6 speed as they develop technology for faster air travel.
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 ...
Nanoparticles Generate Supersonic Shock Waves to Target Cancer
Jan 16, 2008 |
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By mixing nanomaterials that act as fuel and oxidizer, researchers have created a combustible nano explosive that can generate shock waves with Mach numbers up to 3.
New biomass heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved “biomass charcoal combustion ...
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 ...
New biomass charcoal heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal ...
Lancets Flights Probe Supersonic Shockwaves
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is concluding a series of flight tests to measure shock waves generated by an F-15 jet in an effort to validate computer models that could be used in designing quieter supersonic aircraft.
Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can ...
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