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Petrobras joins Model Fuels Consortium II

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Reaction Design, a leading developer of advanced combustion simulation software, announced that Brazil’s Petrobras has joined the Model Fuels Consortium II (MFC II). Fuel producers must consider a widening product range, from cleaner, high-performance petroleum blends to alternative fuels that vary in quality.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

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Good fuel models are required for good predictions. Reaction Design is introducing the first volume of the industry’s most well-validated available Model Fuel Library, the result of seven years of research and validation under the Model Fuels Consortium ( earlier post ). Jet fuel critical components: toluene and decalin.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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By contrast, third-generation hybrid engines dispense with pistons in order to improve environmental credentials even more and offer further benefits of size, weight, cost, reliability, economy and alternative fuels or at least some of these. The question is whether we shall jump straight to these third-generation engines for hybrids.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co. and Chery Automobile Co. Seat supplier Keiper strengthens.

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