Fighting fire usually involves water or foam, but they can be messy and environmentally destructive. Engineers at Ohio State ...

A vortex that forms at the tip of a turbine blade due to the pressure difference between the pressure and suction sides, leading to aerodynamic losses. Squealer Rim: A design feature on turbine ...

In 2023, Sierra Space announced the VR35K-A had completed engine component testing, which allowed the company to advance to the full engine hot fire testing campaign. Next, Sierra Space will continue ...

Williamson Brothers built 441 Vortex Turbines, selling one of the last to Sir William Armstrong at Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.

In the second of the two-part turbine series, Titan Enterprises shares the five critical design features for Pelton wheel ...

Sarasija is a Ph.D. candidate in Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State University, working on fluid mechanics research spanning the areas of unsteady aerodynamics, boundary layers, and vortex-dominated ...

Another bladeless design comes from Spanish start-up Vortex Bladeless. Nicknamed ‘the Skybrator’, its turbine generates energy through vibration alone. Traditional wind turbine makers are also ...

It’ll be a memorable cold outbreak as gusty winds make the frigid air dangerously cold in many locations in the coming days The polar vortex will engulf much of North America as we head into ...

Williamson Brothers built 441 Vortex Turbines, selling one of the last to Sir William Armstrong at Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.