Naval sultans
The Royal Navy turns out some of the smartest, most able plant engineers on the planet. Brian Tinham takes a look at HMS Sultan and finds out the secrets of success
High-temperature control for exhaust analysis
The control of emissions from combustion engines has made several headlines in the past, bringing the subject to the fore on a number of occasions.
Cheap as CHPs
Combined heat and power (CHP) isn't only about CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) installations that generate hundreds of megawatts. Especially in these times of expensive energy and environmental awareness, all of us need to be considering much more modest CHP plants. Why? Because they're typically more than twice as efficient as conventional generation, in terms of converting fossil fuels into energy.