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MARCH 15, 2009

Flight Design GmbH will debut a hybrid engine concept for light aircraft at the upcoming Aero show in Friedrichshafen, Germany (2-5 April). Flight Design developed the concept engine over the past two years with Franz Aircraft Engines. Flight Design is a 23-year-old air sport products producer based in Germany.

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Light Design Hybrid Germany 244

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MARCH 10, 2011

A collaboration between research teams at Shell and Gordon Murray Design (GMD) recently led to the development of an innovative concept engine lubricant capable of achieving a 6.5% 25 city car as the test bed, Shell engineers formulated an ultra low viscosity 0W-10 motor oil. benefit on a combined cycle. Using GMD’s new T.25

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Fuel Economy Concept Engine Fuel 210

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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Transportation Future Fuel Climate Change 255

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The objective of this AOI is to develop and demonstrate power modules and production processes that incorporate WBG devices, exclusively or in conjunction with other power semiconductors, into electric drive vehicle inverter designs. The FOA contains a total of 9 Areas of Interest (AOIs).

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Fuel Hydrogen Vehicles Carbon Fiber 150

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

million from the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program ( earlier post ) to complete its prototype development of a new gasoline-fueled wave disc engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

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Michigan Engine Universal 2004 316

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Grail Engine Technologies , the designer of a two-stroke engine using forced semi-homogeneous charged compression ignition (FS-HCCI) combustion, has adopted the Pulstar pulse plugs from Enerpulse ( earlier post ). Exhaust valve management allows the engine to independently configure (Intake Compression) to (Power Exhaust) ratios.

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Engine Plug-in Concept Plug 186

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APRIL 30, 2009

Upon failure of its previous power electronics unit, an outside electrical engineering firm was hired to write the new specifications. The company is poised to proceed with the production of two new power electronics units for fitment with the OX2 engine/generators. Tags: Concept Engines. OX2 animation files.

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Engine Concept Shelby Concept Engine 170

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APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., not as a production unit. The Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway model of the first proof-of-concept prototype for its Scuderi Split-Cycle Engine ( earlier post ) at the SAE World Congress in Detroit.

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

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JANUARY 29, 2010

Bladon Jets’ patented manufacturing process enables the production of axial-flow compressors and turbines in smaller sizes than has previously been possible and can be used to bring about improvements in performance, efficiency and reliability of any size of gas-turbine engine or turbo-molecular pump, according to the company.

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Land Rover Gas-Electric Gas Electric Vehicles 262

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Fuel consumption is estimated to be approximately one-third to one-quarter of current production V-6 engines. In August, Garric Engines. reached an agreement in principal to utilize Cobra Design & Engineering, Inc. A detailed animation of the cycle is available on the Garric Engine website.

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Concept Engine Exhaust Florida 220

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APRIL 9, 2009

SER’ document imaging product ITA had the largest volume of any document management system in the world. The engine is classified as a turbine, says Jim Andrews, vv-tec’s President, because the use of the sinus discs make the engine into an impulse turbine. 2007) A review of free-piston engine history and applications.

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Concept Saudi Arabia Concept Engine Engine 170

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

TCR is particularly relevant to alcohol-based engine fuels, because combustion exergy losses for direct combustion of alcohols are typically higher than for alkanes and alkenes. Much of the cost associated with removing the water during ethanol production might be avoided if hydrous ethanol could be directly used by engines.

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Exhaust International Engine Concept 249