Sentences with phrase «by turbine engines»

Distinctly sporty highlights include air outlets in Silvershadow with a shape inspired by turbine engines.

A year ago, Jay Leno, the well - known car collector and host of NBC's Tonight Show was talking up his 650 hp EcoJet concept, a car built on the Corvette Z06's frame, fueled by biodiesel and powered by a turbine engine.

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Problems with engine turbine blades wearing out sooner than expected have hampered a restructuring programme prompted by the engineering company's declining older engine programmes and plunging demand for oil equipment.

Reciprocating steam engines simply could not produce enough spinning power to deliver the smooth current necessary to make large - scale electricity grids feasible; by the early 1900s, turbines had made them a reality.

The company plans to recover some of this energy by fitting a turbine inside the tailpipe: the fast - moving exhaust gases coming straight from the engine drive the turbine, generating electricity.

Inside a gas turbine engine, a combustor is fed high pressure air that is heated by constant pressure.

The Volt model could very well be the standard of the future: a smartly sized battery backed by a frugal range extender, whether that's a diesel, a turbine, or a gas engine.

Air is fed into the engine by a combined mechanical and electrically - driven turbocharging system with the exhaust turbine located near the exhaust and the compressor near the roof - mounted air intake.

A turbocharger creates boost (pressure) through the spinning of a small turbine (pushed by exhaust gases) that shares a shaft with a similar - looking compressor, which delivers the extra air to the engine.

Superchargers do not suffer this problem, because the turbine is eliminated due to the compressor being directly powered by the engine.

A turbocharger, or colloquially turbo, is a turbine - driven forced induction device that increases an internal combustion engine's efficiency and power output by forcing extra air into the combustion chamber.

A double turbine torsional damper with centrifugal pendulum which adapts to engine speed helps to minimise vibrations in four - cylinder operation and enhances the impression of comfort experienced by the vehicle occupants.

The high exhaust flow at high engine speeds are fully directed onto the turbine blades by the variable vanes.

Advanced turbo technology enables the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider to maximize torque at low engine speeds and deliver more response to driver input by increasing combustion efficiency and turbine speed, all while eliminating turbo lag.

Advanced scavenging technology enables the Alfa Romeo 4C to maximize torque at low engine speeds and deliver more response to driver input by increasing combustion efficiency and turbine speed, all while eliminating turbo lag.

The increase in engine power by 50 bhp over the» regular «power unit is provided in the new 911 GT2 by two turbochargers with a larger compressor wheel and a flow - optimised turbine housing raising turbocharger pressure to an even higher level.

The power unit of the new 911 GT2 is based on the six - cylinder boxer engine of the 911 Turbo, with air supply by two exhaust gas turbochargers featuring variable turbine geometry (VTG).

The Prelude is powered by a 2.0 L Honda Accord engine that is boosted by a Honeywell GTX28 turbo with a V - band turbine housing, a TurbosmartUSA wastegate, an AEM fuel rail and other custom pieces.

The six - cylinder boxer engine is boosted by two turbochargers with variable turbine geometry (exclusive to Porsche in its combination with a petrol engine) and drives the rear wheels via a six - speed manual gearbox.

Powered by a 401ci Nailhead V8 engine backed by a turbine - drive 3 - speed automatic transmission.

Mobility may be enhanced in future tanks by the use of diesel - electric or turbine - electric series hybrid drives — first used in a primitive, gasoline - engined form with Porsche's Elefant German tank destroyer of 1943 — improving fuel efficiency while reducing the size and weight of the power plant.

The Toyota GTV (Gas Turbine Vehicle) was a concept vehicle by Toyota with a gas turbine Turbine Vehicle) was a concept vehicle by Toyota with a gas turbine turbine engine.

Due to its specially designed turbines, the midsize gas engine's turbocharger provides response that is usually generated by twin - scroll turbines on larger engines, Opel says.

The 740Ld will be powered by a 3.0 - liter inline - six diesel engine with a single turbocharger using variable vane turbine technology, making 255 hp and 413 lb - ft of torque, and will be coupled exclusively with BMW's xDrive all - wheel drive system.

More notable is the engine's torque curve, which has been bolstered and broadened by the variable turbine geometry system.

It is powered by a 401ci nail head engine with a Super Turbine 300 automatic transmission with variable pitch torque converter.

The claim is backed by a 3.6 - litre six - cylinder boxer engine boosted by two turbochargers with variable turbine geometry to produce an incredible 620 hp.

Their RX - 7 is powered by a 13B turbo engine that has received a 50 mm exhaust manifold, 80 mm front pipe, 80 mm full titanium exhaust, custom airbox, custom cooling ducts for turbine, MoTeC M2R ECU and boost control solenoid.

This is an all new engine, and also uses BMW's TwinPower Turbo technology, or basically variable turbine geometry which allows the engine to put out slightly higher power (about 7 - 8 bhp more), but still reduces consumption (and emissions) by 17 % according to manufacturer data.

When complemented by the precision of the engine's valvetrain, that separation leverages exhaust scavenging techniques to optimize gas flow, which decreases exhaust gas temperatures, improves turbine efficiency and reduces turbo lag.

The sporty character is emphasized by the air vents, with their design heavily influenced by the look of a turbine engine, all finished in silver shadow.

Among the first passenger cruise vessels to be powered by smokeless turbine engines, the Celebrity Infinity carries passengers on a variety of Alaskan itineraries, as well as on trans - Canal trips between California and Fort Lauderdale.

So, this is the core of energy transfer to replace piston engines and turbines on mass flow by no partitioning.

How CHP works is by using the heat that would otherwise be wasted in exhaust gases from fossil combustion systems, such as flue gases from a coal - or biomass - fueled boiler or exhaust from a gas turbine or reciprocating engine, to produce steam and / or hot water for various industrial or commercial needs.

Fossil fuel electric generation: Electric generation in which the prime mover is an internal combustion engine or a turbine rotated by high - pressure steam produced in a boiler or by a hot exhaust gas produced from the burning of fossil fuels.

The cost of backfilling hundreds of «missing» wind megawatts, by importing coal - fired power from Victoria, running gas - fired OCGTs, reciprocating diesel engined generators and Jay Weatherill's 276 MW diesel - fuelled Open Cycle Turbines (that chew up 80,000 litres of diesel every hour) is staggering: Wind «Powered» South Australia Pays $ 14,000 per MWh for Power that Coal - Fired Plants Can Deliver for $ 50

There are also mixed opinions on whether wind turbines emit infrasound and if the amount is any more than that emitted by diesel engines or waves crashing on the beach [source: CleanTechnica, ABC Science].

By hybridization with fossil fuel burners (or gas turbines / reciprocating engines) time periods of low solar resource are bridged.

Siemens has achieved a breakthrough by finishing its first full load engine tests for gas turbine blades completely produced using Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology.

These are followed by the combustion turbine (9.30 quads), which is primarily for power generation and transportation (aviation), and the compression - ignition engine (6.78 quads), which is primarily for transportation but also has some uses in power generation.

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Dubbed the E-Fan X, this will be a demonstration hybrid aircraft which, initially, will have one of four gas turbine engines replaced by a two megawatt electric motor.

By 1970, mass - produced engines and turbines cost less per unit of capacity than large plants, and the emissions have been steadily reduced.

although this is alread more then the amount of birds wind turbines affect, i» l continue, between 100 million and 1 BILLION birds are killed by tall buildings, 60 - 80million from cars and turcks, pesticides, jet engines, smoke, homes and electricity distribution all contibute about 100 MILLION birds each for the U.S alone.

Using Fischer - Tropsch (FT) synthetic fuel or blend can significantly reduce gaseous particulate matter and gaseous emissions compared to standard military jet (JP - 8) fuel when used in a T63 gas - turbine helicopter engine, according to a new study by a team from the Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies, Carnegie Mellon University and... Read more →

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For example, Ford has installed 3 large 1.8 MW wind turbines at its diesel engine plant in Dagenham, NE of London, supplied by green energy company Ecotricity.

Most cruise ships are powered by diesel electric engines or gas turbines, and they have propellers that cut through the water to move them forward or backward.