Abstract: This paper describes the pioneering work of Anselm Franz who, while working for the Junkers Engine company in Germany, designed and made operational the world’s first production jet engine, the ...

Abstract: Sir Frank Whittle passed away on August 8, 1996, at the age of 89, in Maryland. His work in developing the turbojet can truly be said to represent one of the greatest mechanical engineering ...

Abstract: There are numerous gas turbine applications in power generation and mechanical drive service where power drop during the periods of high ambient temperature has a very detrimental effect on the production of power or process ...

Abstract: With deregulation in the power generation market and a need for flexibility in terms of power augmentation during the periods of high electricity demand, power plant operators all over the ...

Abstract: Several gas turbine power augmentation techniques are available to counter the detrimental drop in power and thermal efficiency that occur at high ambient temperatures. Inlet fogging and wet ...

Abstract: Safety assessment and rational design of bridge structures requires the uncertainty associated with vehicle loads to be modeled as accurately as possible. This modeling is rendered difficult by the presence of vehicle axle ...

Abstract: There is a widespread interest in the application of gas turbine power augmentation technologies such as evaporative cooling and mechanical chilling in the mechanical drive and power generation ...

Abstract: On March 13, 1998, Dr. Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain, co-inventor of the turbojet, passed away at the age of 86. As a young doctoral student, von Ohain conceived of and built a demonstrator ...

Abstract: Inlet fogging of gas turbine engines has attained considerable popularity due to the ease of installation and the relatively low first cost compared to other inlet cooling methods. With increasing ...