About 1,500 flames were ignited on the International Space Station in five years to learn how fire behaves in microgravity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Understanding how fire spreads and behaves in space is crucial for the safety of future astronauts and for understanding and controlling fire here on Earth Understanding how fire spreads and behaves ...

Scientists know that by introducing plasma to combustion, new chemical species are produced that catalyze the reaction. But no one knows precisely what species are involved, what the reactions are, ...

When the Orbital-1 cargo resupply mission arrived at the International Space Station Sunday, an experiment designed by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland was among the cargo onboard. The ...

A research team led by Prof. Shen Yan'an from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has made significant progress in studying the sources and formation mechanisms of haze. Through ...

Scientists have made an historic first with its experiment in a gas turbine combustor using X-rays. The data will help advance gas turbine engine designs for higher power density and efficiency, ...

The combustion and emissions of a diesel/natural gas dualfuel engine are studied. Available engine experimental data demonstrates that the dual-fuel configuration provides a potential alternative to ...

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