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NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) is a strategy to improve fuel efficiency that is rapidly gaining market acceptance. Accordingly, there are significant research efforts—including Ford’s own—aimed at understanding how PM emissions can be reduced by engine design (e.g., and fuel properties. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Audi first introduced an A3 Sportback g-tron in 2014. Its turbocharger with variable turbine geometry makes optimal use of the exhaust gas energy for early and harmonious torque development. With its abbreviated compression phase and long expansion phase, it was designed specifically for operation at partial load.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel engine. Assembled in Lordstown, Ohio, the 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel has demonstrated an estimated 42 mpg (5.6 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. High-strength aluminum pistons with reinforced top ring and integral combustion bowl design. Vacuum pump designed for lower engine friction.

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AUGUST 22, 2015

Neste, currently largest producer of renewable drop-in fuels (primarily diesel) with its NEXBTL platform ( earlier post ), has filed a patent ( US20150144087 ) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol% (preferably from about 10-15 vol.%), of paraffinic bio-hydrocarbons originating from the NEXBTL process.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s 3-cylinder 1.0-liter An integrated exhaust manifold on the engine supports a wider rpm range with the optimum fuel to air ratio. The exhaust gas is cooler, and the integrated head and exhaust manifold reduces weight.

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

When the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette arrives late next year, it will be powered by a new 6.2L By leveraging technology, we are able to get more out of every drop of gasoline and because of that we expect the new Corvette will be the most fuel-efficient 450 horsepower car on the market. 2014 LT1 6.2L Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

With SCR, the amount of NO x in the exhaust is significantly reduced. In the case of the ''Terrain Tech'' version—the Touareg with special off-road applications and a four-wheel drive system with low range set of gear ratios, designed among things for particularly demanding off-road conditions – there is an improvement from 7.3

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MARCH 6, 2012

Reaction Design, a leading developer of combustion simulation software, is adding the ability to accurately simulate soot particle size distributions, as well as total particulate-matter emissions to the FORTÉ computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package for realistic 3D modeling of fuel effects in internal combustion engines. Earlier post.).

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MAY 6, 2013

2014 Sprinter. Since 2010, all Sprinters in the US have been powered by BlueTEC diesel engines, marking the first use of BlueTEC technology, with its selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment system, in the commercial van market here. The two overhead camshafts actuate 16 intake and exhaust valves.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Simona Onori, an assistant professor at Clemson University, has received a $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation to advance her work to develop integrated modeling and control for aftertreatment systems to reduce fine-particle emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

They performed a large design of experiment with small perturbations to the intake and fueling conditions, then fit a response surface model to the design of experiment results to predict the combustion characteristics and to determine the main sources of cycle-to-cycle variation.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

liter EcoBoost gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) four-cylinder unit. Featuring a twin-scroll turbocharger and a three-port integrated exhaust manifold (IEM), the 2.3-liter Class-exclusive Active Grille Shutters are designed to help improve MKC fuel efficiency at highway speeds. liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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MARCH 4, 2015

With the launch of the Auris Hybrid in 2010, Toyota became the first manufacturer to offer a choice of three powertrains (gasoline, gasoline-electric hybrid, and diesel) in the C-segment. The 2015 Auris range further benefits from suspension and steering revisions designed to improve ride comfort, handling and driver involvement.

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DECEMBER 14, 2016

LiquidPiston will be developing its X4 test rig: a prototype 30 kW diesel X-engine, with targeted brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 186 g/kWh (better fuel efficiency than heavy duty truck engines, and twice the fuel economy of a gasoline engine over a typical drive cycle). 2014) Click to enlarge. Shkolnik et al.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Pierburg GmbH, a member of the KSPG Group, has been awarded contracts worth a lifetime total of €250 million (US$342 million) for a newly developed compact exhaust-gas recirculation valve. Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm.

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JUNE 26, 2014

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. More than 200 engineers and designers from Ford research and development centers in Aachen and Merkenich in Germany, and Dagenham and Dunton in the United Kingdom spent 5 million-plus hours developing the 1.0-liter

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Promoting renewable energy and circular economy—including the shared use of vehicles and product design that supports reuse and recycling—will help maximize the benefits of shifting to electric vehicles, according to the report. —“Electric vehicles from life cycle and circular economy perspectives”.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

The Model Fuels Consortium (MFC) II ( earlier post ), led by Reaction Design, a leading developer of combustion simulation software, is developing software that its members can use to simulate accurately the formation of soot particulates. —Ellen Meeks, vice president of product development at Reaction Design. aromatics).

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JUNE 20, 2014

The result of their work, presented in papers this spring at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the Vienna Motor Symposium, and the JSAE Annual Congress, is the new 1.3-liter liter ESTEC (Economy with Superior Thermal Efficient Combustion) in-line 4-cylinder Gasoline Engine (1NR-FKE). Friction reduction technologies also play a role.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Pressure on the RFS2 has increased as statutory mandated volumes of biofuel exceed the “blendwall” of 10% ethanol in gasoline. Ethanol has about one-third lower energy density than gasoline; accordingly, cars drive fewer miles per gallon when operating on ethanol blends compared with unblended gasoline.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The automotive turbocharging industry will generate $12 billion in revenue by equipping 49 million vehicles with turbochargers annually by 2019, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies’ 2014 Global Turbo Forecast. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Graphic from GM, Edwards AMR 2014 presentation. The project led by Tang-Wei Kuo from General Motors is focused on optimizing multi-hole injectors for spark-ignited direct-injection (SIDI) gasoline engines. Recently, the most popular SIDI gasoline injectors have been multi-hole type. Optimizing injector design.

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JANUARY 11, 2015

Peak torque arrives at 1,750 rpm in the Td6 while the gasoline V6 produces its 332 lb-ft (450 N·m) at 3,500 rpm. Similarly, the low-end torque of the Td6 allows the vehicles to deliver 0-60 acceleration times comparable to the higher horsepower V6 gasoline models. seconds for gasoline V6 models. for the Range Rover.

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APRIL 20, 2014

Lexus introduced the NX compact crossover and hybrid at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The Lexus NX compact crossover offers the brand’s first gasoline turbo engine in the NX 200t. liter turbo direct injection gasoline engine matched to a six-speed automatic transmission specially tuned for the NX.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Both engines are members of the small gasoline engine family—a group of high-tech engines with three or four cylinders and a displacement below 1.6 They are key players in the biggest engine offensive in Opel’s history which will see 17 new engines brought to market from 2014 to 2018. Earlier post.) The aluminum 1.4

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

However, unlike conventional gasoline engines, gasoline direct injection engines produce particulate matter, as do diesels, and emission controls will become an issue the technology must address as standards for particle mass tighten, and also as standards for particle numbers emerge. gasoline blend. and fuel properties.

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JULY 22, 2014

Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter liter EcoBoost engine also features Ford’s first use of a compacted graphite iron cylinder block in a gasoline engine, the same material used in Ford’s 6.7-liter Boosting 2.7-liter

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MARCH 5, 2014

Among the changes in the new Juke are a new design at the front and rear with greater emphasis on both premium refinement and sporty design cues; a new downsized 1.2-liter Three engines are available for new Juke, with changes to the two gasoline options: one is new and the other extensively revised. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. will be manufactured at the Columbus Engine Plant, with production to start during the fourth quarter of 2014. The new ISV 5.0 Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc. introduced the ISV5.0,

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MAY 5, 2015

liter V8 engine will be available to order this summer with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package that includes upgraded intake and exhaust valves and valve seats. We expect the gaseous-fuel prep package will be even more popular than it was on the 2014 F-150 with the 3.7-liter The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) for the design of the PU106A Hybrid Formula One Power Unit. The aim for 2014 was to raise the engine efficiency from around 29% for the previous normally aspirated 2.4-liter The aim for 2014 was to raise the engine efficiency from around 29% for the previous normally aspirated 2.4-liter

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In 2014, Porsche unveiled a unique drive concept for its Le Mans Prototype—a compact, highly efficient two-litre, V4 turbocharged gasoline engine (500 hp/370 kW) supplemented by brake and exhaust gas energy recovery systems. For 2016, many details of the 919 got a makeover, but not a totally new design.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

The new approach to natural gas combustion technology is designed to provide vehicle and engine original manufacturers (OEMs) with a “downsized” natural gas solution that is cost competitive while providing similar levels of power, torque, and fuel economy to a larger diesel engine. However, it is designed for upgrades to future technologies.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

At the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March, Opel will introduce an ADAM will an all-new, three-cylinder turbo gasoline mated with a 6-speed manual transmission that is also from a new generation. The first in a completely new family of small-displacement gasoline engines that will grow further over the next years, the 12-valve 1.0

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APRIL 26, 2013

The Volkswagen Group intends to launch at least 6 new plug-in hybrid models starting in 2014 and beyond. to 1.6l); the EA 888 Gen3 gasoline engines (1.8l Among alternative drive systems, plug-in hybrids in particular offer great potential, Winterkorn said. Earlier post.). to 2.0l); and the. EA 288 MDB Diesel engines.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Volkswagen is presenting the world premiere of the redesigned 2015 Jetta sedan at the 2014 New York International Auto Show. In addition to its three four-cylinder gasoline engines (2.0-liter A complex exhaust gas recirculation system is also used. The system has low exhaust back pressure and high filtration efficiency.

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MAY 12, 2012

The Directorate for Engineering is now seeking proposals (NSF 12-559) for awards totalling up to $12 million for FY 2012, 2013, and 2014, pending availability of funds. The over-arching theme is the reduction of the design cycle for testing, manufacturing and implementation of new ideas, which is currently expensive and time-consuming.

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