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FEV displays Ford 1.0L EcoBoost engine at SAE World Congress; provided early development support

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I3 Ford EcoBoost at the SAE 2012 World Congress. The EcoBoost engine represents one of the recent trends in the automotive industry, a move towards downsized and highly boosted engines that deliver higher power and better fuel economy than the larger engines they replace. FEV, Inc., is showing the 1.0L Earlier post.)

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Simulation study finds “Millerizing” the Scuderi split-cycle engine could enable 50% engine downsizing with retention of power and torque, along with reduced fuel consumption

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Simulation study finds Miller version of Scuderi engine can deliver twice the BMEP as naturally aspirated version, theoretically enabling 50% downsizing while maintaining performance. Applying the Miller cycle to the Scuderi engine (right) entails downsizing of the compression cylinder. Source: Scuderi. Click to enlarge.

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EIA: trends in downsized engine design leading to increased demand for higher-octane gasoline

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One significant trend is engine downsizing coupled with turbocharging. Smaller, turbocharged engines can be used to raise fuel economy while meeting or exceeding the power and torque of larger engines, allowing engine downsizing and improved fuel economy with little or no performance compromise. of new gasoline-fueled LDV sales.

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Scuderi working on turbocharged variant of split-cycle engine; smaller, more powerful, and more fuel efficient

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The Scuderi Group announced at the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit that boosting one of its air-hybrid split-cycle engines ( earlier post ) with a turbocharger to 3.2 The power stroke is positive work, or the energy that is produced by the expanding gases to create mechanical work. Earlier post.).

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Williams F1 Team and Mercedes-Benz enter long-term engine partnership; downsized turbo hybrid Power Units

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Under the terms of the agreement, Williams will be supplied with a Mercedes-Benz Power Unit (Internal Combustion Engine plus Energy Recovery System) by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) based in Brixworth, UK. liter V6 turbocharged hybrid Power Units. Williams will continue to manufacture its own transmission.

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Honda provides first look at 2015 hybrid F1 Power Unit

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provided a first look at an image of the power unit currently in development for the 2015 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship. Honda Formula 1 power unit. liter engines were downsized to 1.6 The second system, the thermal energy recovery system, captures the thermal energy generated from the engine’s exhaust.

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