mechanical engineering
power 2002

Features
Electrically Charged
Demand from new power plants drives gas turbines into another record year.


That Elusive Hum
Research is uncovering clues to the oscillations that trouble gas turbines, but the mystery is far from solved.


For A Clean Burn
An energy co-op in a leading coal state will try a CFB.


Conservative Powers
Automated comfort controls and new lighting systems aim to cut electricity costs and reduce pressure on the grid.


Predicting Bubbles
Research to understand cavitation aims to advance the fuel and oxygen pumps in the space shuttle.



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