The rear end of a high-pressure compressor in an aero-engine is in a temperature environment set by the overall pressure ratio chosen for the engine cycle. Since the 1950s, this temperature level has ...

GE Aviation has described initial test results for the high pressure compressor (HPC) module of the new GE9X engine destined for the Boeing 777X as “very promising.” The HPC module is approaching the ...

Described as the world’s most powerful single-unit CAES compressor, the system can reportedly reach a maximum discharge pressure of 10.1 MPa and a rated power of 101 MW. It operates across a load ...

GE Aviation plans to start testing this summer on a high pressure compressor (HPC) rig for the GE9X engine designated for the Boeing 777X. The HPC test rig will occur in Massa, Italy. “GE plans on ...

The company must decide whether the Airbus A318 engine-part should be redesigned or replaced by an MTU design Pratt & Whitney faces a one to two year delay in the delivery of production standard ...