Propulsion technology

Europe's Newac project pioneering new core technology for low-emissions engines. -- Newac core concepts aimed at fuel burn and emissions reductions. -- General Electric is in the midst of its largest commercial engine production build-up ever. -- GE engineers driving weight out of fan and low-pressure turbine on 747-8's GEnx. -- Wave rotor, pulse combustion projects aim to boost thermodynamic cycle of future engines. -- Upcoming hypersonic tests offer potential for pulsed combustion. -- Epstein leads Pratt efforts to ID, evaluate new methods to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise. -- Pratt will eliminate many boundaries that separate business units by sizes and missions.

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• Publication Date: 2008-5-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 46-61 : ill.
• Serial:
  • Aviation Week & Space Technology
  • Volume: 168
  • Issue Number: 19
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0005-2175

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft industry; Jet engines
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01107225
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Northwestern University Transportation Library
• Files: TLIB
• Created Date: Aug 7 2008 2:09PM