Hydrocarbon Processing

World-first type approval and factory acceptance testing for ammonia-fueled two-stroke engine

The testing programs took place on a 52-bore engine to be installed on a 46,000m³ LPG/ammonia carrier on order for EXMAR. The ...
Popular Mechanics

Russia Is Building a Plasma Engine to Get Humans to Mars in 30 Days

Being more efficient and more powerful than chemical rockets, plasma engines are seen as the future of human spaceflight. While NASA-backed plasma rocket projects aim for travel times to Mars be just ...
Jalopnik

The Pros And Cons Of Rotary Engines

In a world dominated by pistons, the rotary engine was something different for motorists. It was the vision of German engineer Felix Wankel, built on the belief that the up-and-down motion of pistons ...
GitHub

aioodbc fails to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 via SQLAlchemy async: pyodbc.OperationalError 08001 / TCP Provider: Error code 0x2746 (10054)

The same connection details work against newer SQL Server versions. The failure happens before executing any statement (during connect). Traceback (most recent call ...
KTLA

Direct Connection Reignites HEMI® Crate Engine Lineup With Relaunch of Supercharged 1,000-horsepower Hellephant, Race-ready Drag Pak Engines

1,000-horsepower Direct Connection Hellephant A30 426 Supercharged Crate HEMI® engine relaunches with suite of new engine upgrades Updated NHRA championship-winning Direct Connection 354 Supercharged ...
Morningstar

Direct Connection Reignites HEMI® Crate Engine Lineup With Relaunch of Supercharged 1,000-horsepower Hellephant, Race-ready Drag Pak Engines

Direct Connection doubles down on HEMI® power for the 2025 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The performance parts brand is refueling its crate engine lineup with the ...