Recent advances in the analysis of aviation engine efficiency and sustainability have expanded the understanding of engine performance beyond traditional energy metrics. Researchers are increasingly ...

How engine design has evolved to boost fuel efficiency, and where it's going from here.

Getting from A to B by most means of transport is polluting; incomplete combustion of fuels releases soot and unburned fuel into the atmosphere, along with greenhouse gases such as carbon monoxide and ...

One famous limit of thermodynamics is that heat engines, like steam engines and internal combustion engines, must be less efficient than a Carnot heat engine (a heat engine cycle designed by French ...

A schematic illustration of the biochemical heat engine model that achieves maximum power while approaching Carnot efficiency. The left panel shows the two-state engine, where the higher energy state ...

Pratt & Whitney thinks the aerospace industry might need a bit more time to achieve a broad goal of squeezing at least 20% more efficiency out of the next generation of narrowbody aircraft engines.

Most V8 fans accept the fact that choosing a vehicle with such an engine means higher gas bills and overall running costs. As ...

Every fleet strives to achieve two things when it comes to engines. The first is to maintain efficiency in order to reduce operating and service costs. The other is to ensure the longest possible ...

Here in 2019, only the most fringe reactionaries are able to claim with a straight face that climate change is not a thing. But after years of the media doing its “two sides” thing, recalcitrant ...

Engine swap turns sleek airframe into a true hot rod.

There's more to piston shapes than you might think. Whether it's domed, flat, or dished, all pistons have their fair share of pros and cons when it comes to performance and efficiency. Understand that ...

Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, but has long called Los Angeles home. He's had a lifelong obsession with cars and motorcycles (both old and new). One of the cool ...