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Turbine Engine-Part One-MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon

On MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon Don hears about a new design turbine engine with no piston, no valves, no pumps or filters and only one moving ...

Industrial Turbine Engine: VIGVs in action part 2

The second of a pair of LM1500s tested at the S&S Turbines outdoor test cell in Fort St John, BC. More detail footage of the VSV / VIGV actuation.

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(1 diggs) Part II: Recirculating Air Turbine Generator -- Air Engine of the Future
Sep 14, 2011 from Konradius_I in Technology
Konradius_I Texas inventor, Kim Zorzi explains how his Recirculating Air Turbine system works to harness energy latent in air by combining several expired patent technologies including supercharger compression, expanded diameter generator, water injection, axial flux generator, etc.
(656 diggs) digg.git - part 1
Aug 21, 2009 from krewenki(Warren Krewenki)
krewenki An article outlining the digg.com engineering teams switch from svn to git. Basically sings git's praises, without getting technical.
(85 diggs) Unique Batmobile with Turbine Engine
Jul 19, 2011 from engineer09(Engineer09) in Technology
engineer09 Finally, Casey Putsch’s dream of having a personal Batmobile has been materialized. Casey Putsch is one of those geeks, who wanted to possess a unique Batmobile. Till now, the Batmobiles have been built with a ‘rescued from the junkyard’ engine but this one is different from them being the only turbine-powered Batmobile in the world.
(841 diggs) Whales & dolphins contradict long-held engineering theories
Jul 09, 2008 from writersd
writersd Biologists and engineers, applying biomimicry, have discovered novel designs for wind turbines based on whales and dolphins.
(132 diggs) Mini Steam Turbine May Make The Alternator Obsolete
Sep 14, 2011 from Krish_1980 in Technology
Krish_1980 Internal combustion engines generate heat, much of which is lost to the environment. To put it more bluntly, most of the heat energy produced by your automobile, which could be used to produce electricity, is wasted.