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in the form of the steam turbine engine with heat either coming from fossil fuels or nuclear power. So, you could say that most electric cars are powered by steam, or alternatively, by nuclear ...

Think about how mind-shattering it would have been to see something like Hero’s Engine, the first known example of a steam turbine. To see a sphere whizzing about trailing plumes of steam while ...

Instead, this is a steam turbine, nothing like the 1920s and 30s ... and the resulting prototype turbo-generator will replace the diesel engine in a redundant British Rail class 60 freight locomotive.

Visionary (and not-so-visionary) tinkerers and engineers have experimented with everything from steam to electricity ... a contract to build a gas turbine engine for aircraft use.

Jet engines work on the "suck, squeeze, bang, blow" principle, using highly pressurized air and fuel combustion to generate thrust. Engine materials have evolved from steel to nickel-chromium ...

Combination of Turbines with Reciprocating Engines. The combination of a reciprocating engine working the steam from boiler, pressure down to nearly atmospherk pressure, and a turbine which works ...