Abstract: Over the past four decades, the United States has invested heavily in highways and airport improvements, and in general has opted not to develop intercity passenger rail service. Over the same period, by contrast, Europe ...

Abstract: This paper describes British Gas Corporation (BGC) experience of the operating reliability of aircraft gas turbine powered compressor units utilized in the gas transmission system. The complex ...

Abstract: The technique of controlling engine acceleration has made possible gas turbine controls with simple hydromechanics and a minimal number of inputs into the electronics. This paper describes a ...