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APRIL 17, 2013

Achates Power, which is developing a family of two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston (OP) engines, has designed and is developing a light-duty diesel concept engine, the OP4. liter OM651 Euro 5 engine, said Fabien Redon VP, Technology Development at Achates Power, the OP4 design shows a modeled 13.5%

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

The H-shaped engine comprises parallel left-side and right-side vertical inline piston banks, each having a crankshaft and pistons, a cylinder head, and individual fuel feeds, but sharing a common power transmission system. The selector control actuates a transfer system that prevents simultaneous operation of both engines.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Advanced Engine Technologies was incorporated in 1996 to commercialize the OX2, with automotive racing pioneer Carroll Shelby on its Board of Directors and involved in the engine development. On the heels of AET’s new vertical platform development will be a new, smaller and more versatile power electronics unit.

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Engine Concept Shelby Concept Engine 170

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MAY 23, 2009

Researchers at ETH Zürich, with partners Robert Bosch GmbH, Wenko Swissauto and the Swiss Federal Office of Energy are developing a downsized and supercharged hybrid pneumatic engine that they say can deliver a fuel consumption reduction of more than 30% compared to a standard engine with the same rated power. Earlier post.).

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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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APRIL 22, 2009

Regarding HCCI, it has been reported that a high compression ratio realizes more efficient combustion characteristics, and a VCR mechanism that can simultaneously realize improved fuel economy and power performance has been demanded. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. Kadota et al. Ishikawa, K. Yamamoto, M. Kato and S.

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Honda Concept Engine Downsizing 150

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

The two-minute video, the first to show the naturally-aspirated one-liter gasoline prototype engine in operation, provides a view of the engine as it undergoes testing, proving the concept of Firing After Top Dead Center. P-V curve for the Scuderi Engine. The Scuderi Engine. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Concept Engine Exhaust Concept Engine 220

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APRIL 17, 2015

This technology will allow researchers to develop future combustion engines free from the piston motion constraints dictated by the crankshaft. Already validated at proof-of-concept level, Libertine’s new hardware uses production-feasible component designs suitable for automotive hybrid powertrain modules, such as range extenders.

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Building Concept Engine Engine Concept 150

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MAY 18, 2010

To address these problems, the FPCVT has only two points of contact per chain, one on the power side and one on the load side allowing for ratio shifts while positively engaged. Multiple chains provide multiple contact points to keep the power and load sides connected during a complete rotation. FPCVT website.

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Concept Engine Connect Connected Concept 247

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

By over-expanding into adjacent de-activated cylinders, ECONAMIQ creates an additional power stroke within the existing engine architecture, with a significant thermal efficiency increase and cost savings as a result. Using the virtual simulation environment GT-Power, this cycle is applied to a 4-cylinder SI engine.

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Fuel San Jose 2019 Engine 186

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FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Numerous components from the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive ( earlier post ) have been integrated in the design of the “Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept” engineering design. The 38’ Cigarette AMG Electric Drive Concept and the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive.

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Mercedes Lithium Ion Miami Electric 218

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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.

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Light Design Hybrid Germany 244

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MARCH 6, 2021

The partnership involves using select conventional vessels from EPS’ existing tanker fleet that use MAN engines to be retrofitted, allowing them to be powered by methanol and ammonia which will be supplied by OCI. Also, EPS will construct newbuild vessels with MAN engines powered by the same two alternative marine fuels.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

The new FOA supports the President’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, which seeks to make the United States the first country to produce a wide array of plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) models (including plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles) by 2022 that are as affordable and convenient as current gasoline powered vehicles we drive today.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Powertrain concepts. At NACV 2017, Bosch is also showcasing several future-focused powertrain concepts engineered to save fuel and money while extending the lives of fleets. The eAxle is a scalable, modular platform with the motor, power electronics, and transmission form one compact unit.

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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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JUNE 1, 2013

The Scuderi Engine is a split-cycle design that divides the four strokes of a conventional combustion cycle over two paired cylinders. Intake air is compressed in the compression cylinder and transferred to the power cylinder for combustion. a more efficient internal combustion engine.

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Engine Personal 2002 2004 249

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JULY 7, 2009

The RadMax engine has only two unique moving parts, the vanes (up to 12) and the rotor; the design makes it possible to produce up to 24 continuous power impulses per one rotation that is vibration-free and extremely quiet. Tags: Concept Engines Engines. in December 2005. Earlier post.)

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Diesel Engine Concept Engine 2005 150

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MAY 10, 2009

Earlier this week we told you about a “ revolutionary engine to make its debut &# at the upcoming Engine EXPO in Stuttgart. Now we have details of another exciting concept to be showcased at the event. Ilmor Engineering will present a new cutaway version of the Ilmor five-stroke concept engine at the show.

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Concept Engine Concept Engine Downsizing 32

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MAY 8, 2014

Motiv Engines, LLC introduced the second-generation of its engine concept dubbed the MkII Clarke-Brayton Engine, which it intends to develop into a heavy-duty on-highway engine fueled by liquid natural gas (LNG). We have taken what we learned from our first engine and applied it to the new design.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

A pair of Florida entrepreneurs, Rick Ivas and Gary Kelley, are developing the concept of the Garric engine: a rotary, variable compression ratio engine promising a combination of high power and torque and low fuel consumption. The Garric engine has been to operate on a wide variety of liquid and gaseous fuels.

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Concept Engine Exhaust Florida 220

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Alexander Shkolnik, President and CEO, at the SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium earlier this year, earlier post )—is a 40 hp (29 kW) multi-fuel capable rotary engine that requires no valves, cooling systems, radiators, mufflers, or other components.

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Engine Power Powered Isuzu 312

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MAY 6, 2009

It is believed that when fully developed with its turbo charged and air hybrid components, the engine will achieve significant gains in fuel efficiency - potentially making it the most significant advance since the Otto cycle more than 130 years ago. Currently the engine prototype is undergoing testing and analysis in San Antonio, Texas.

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Engine San Antonio Petrol Concept Engine 36

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MAY 9, 2013

Example power cycle of the cryogenic (e.g., liquid air) Dearman piston engine. Source: Dearman Engine Company. Sources of low-grade waste heat include power stations to factories to vehicle engines. However, current systems fail to capture any additional shaft power from the nitrogen evaporation process.

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Energy Storage Transportation Energy Waste 268

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APRIL 9, 2009

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. The sinus discs also helps the efficiency of the generator—30 kW of engine power will run a 30 kW generator. 1957) The automotive free-piston-turbine engine (SAE 570051).

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Concept Saudi Arabia Concept Engine Engine 170

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JANUARY 29, 2010

SR Drive has engaged in several hybrid drive projects in the past, including a collaboration with Green Propulsion, a Belgian company, to develop two switched reluctance motor-generators for a hybrid power-train project designed to cut carbon emissions in vehicles such as buses and waste collection vehicles. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 20, 2009

The engine is packaged as a research engine, with easy access for instrumentation, a balancer shaft, etc., 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. Engine speed. 52: power side.48:

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Engine San Antonio Production Concept Engine 170

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

Compound HPE is divided into a compressor cylinder and a power cylinder, combined with a compressed air storage tank. The power cylinder works as a fully four-stroke cycle with naturally aspirated or turbocharged intake. A paper on the use of JCCI is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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Engine Hybrid Diesel Exhaust 150

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JUNE 6, 2012

Each of the two linear generators in the system is equipped with a mechanical spring, which is used for storing mechanical energy in the power stroke and releasing mechanical energy in the compression stroke. In an SAE paper, Huang describes a modeling and simulation study of the new free-piston linear generator.

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