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The noise and vibration levels of a J58 afterburning engine under test were enormous.
Powering out of trouble
Coffee roasting system manufacturers have responded to the high cost of afterburning by equipping their roasters with an air recycling system.
Reducing production costs with eco-roasting: in a conventional coffee roasting plant, thermal treatments such as roasting account for almost two-thirds of the total energy consumption. It is therefore obvious that this operation offers the greatest savings potential
Afterburning is not new, but Bosman attributed increased heat-exchange efficieny to Goss advanced technology, which reduces the amount of gas needed solvent fumes emitted.
Goss Dryer Integrates Afterburner, Pollution Control
Throw in a couple of enemy fighters and you are away with the fairies, evasive manoeuvring, flare deploying and afterburning like you've been around F-15s and Migs all your life.
'Plane' to see why Heatseeker is great flying fun; Computer Games
Formation of hardbound (sintered) ash deposits took place at the exit region of the FB reactor mainly due to the excess air inlet and afterburning of particles at a temperature rising up to 1000 [degrees]C at BB conditions.
Laboratory test rig for combusting Estonian oil shale in circulating fluidized bed
The two-man jets are drawn from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland and Marham, Norfolk, and are capable of 1,452mph - around twice the speed of sound - powered by two Rolls-Royce afterburning turbofan engines.
Iraq War: Tornado no stranger to Gulf skies
Still later, I transitioned to the F-15, adding much more powerful afterburning engines and cable arresting into the equation.
Throttle...brakes
Contract notice: Incineration plant with catalytic afterburning
Incineration Plant With Catalytic Afterburning
On the other hand, use of the afterburning F404 increases fuel consumption and therefore running costs.
The right jet for the right stuff
The order includes a Pastomat reelstand and KBA Patras M reel-handling system, jaw folder with two turner bars and two formers, cut-off register controls, heatset dryer with integrated afterburning and various options, among them stitching, perforating or scoring and gluing ancillaries, and delivery as a broadsheet, a tabloid or with a quarterfold.
Danish Publisher Orders KBA Cortina
The author states that the operational life of the engines was degraded because of "excessive afterburning that overheated the engine oil and fused and jammed the bearings.
Piston-engine afterburner?
He achieved a speed of 1,227km/h (763mph) courtesy of two afterburning Rolls Royce Spey engines.
Rear View Mirror: 201MPH RECORD BREAKING JCB
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