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AUGUST 30, 2011

Despite improvements in engine efficiency—e.g., Despite improvements in engine efficiency—e.g., Finding ways of recovering this lost heat energy has been one of the major goals being pursued by engineers working on BMW EfficientDynamics for the future. Click to enlarge. Turbosteamer.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2013

developer of the all-fuel, external combustion Cyclone Engine, signed an agreement with The Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research (OSU CAR) to perform design analysis and testing services for the company. Cyclone Power Technologies Inc.,

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Their paper was presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2012 Fall Technical Conference by Marcello Canova, assistant professor at OSU; lead author was Philipp Skarke, from the University of Stuttgart Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering. —Skarke et al.

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APRIL 3, 2014

The aim is to recover waste heat from the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines in both stationary installations (generators, cogeneration installations) and transport, particularly rail and maritime. Created in 2009, Enogia specializes in ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) systems converting waste heat into electricity.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Tenneco and Gentherm (formerly BSST/Amerigon) are part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) consortium actively developing a thermoelectric generator (TEG) for capturing waste exhaust heat in vehicles and converting it to electrical energy to be used to power electrical systems within the vehicle. Source: Crane (2013).Click

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Alfa Laval offers a range of oil-fired and oil and exhaust gas-fired boilers for ships. Top-fired and available in two different design pressures, the Aalborg OL is a vertical, two-drum cylindrical boiler. While methanol can be found on a handful of vessels and is planned for many more, its use has so far been limited to main engines.

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MAY 4, 2011

Cyclone Power Technologies, developer of the external combustion Cyclone Engine, announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has allowed the company a patent on its scalable waste energy recycling engine known as the WHE (Waste Heat Engine). Earlier post.)

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JUNE 24, 2015

The company also announced it will partner with Borla jointly to develop and to commercialize a next-generation-exhaust system incorporating PowerModules, with the goal of delivering significant fuel savings for commercial fleet truck fleets. —saving 52,500 liters of diesel fuel per year, per engine. 2014.11.002.

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Waste Energy Exhaust 2014 150

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JULY 17, 2017

improved fuel efficiency when spec’d with Volvo’s available D13 Turbo Compound engine (D13TC). By employing a secondary exhaust turbine downstream of the main turbocharger, the normally lost energy is routed to the flywheel, recovering as much as 50 hp and helping to improve fuel economy by up to 6.5% Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 9, 2011

However, in city driving, the ORC system would supply about half of the accessory load requirement for a conventional engine, and only about one-third of the load requirement for a hybrid powertrain, due to the frequent engine off condition, according to the results presented by Quazi Hussain.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. tonnes gross vehicle weight.

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Water Commercial Engine Diesel 370

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APRIL 18, 2016

l/100 km) combined, 47 mpg city and 46 mpg highway; the powertrain shares the transmission architecture with the 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle (EREV), but includes changes to optimize the system for engine-driven charge-sustaining operation in the range of conditions represented by the US EPA 5 cycle fuel economy tests.

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JUNE 28, 2016

Volvo Trucks North America is adding a turbo compounding option for the Volvo D13 engine. By converting wasted heat energy, the 13-liter D13 with turbo compounding improves fuel efficiency by up to 6.5 percent%, while also delivering up to 100 extra lb-ft of torque for improved performance.

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JULY 3, 2009

Cyclone Power Technologies has achieved positive results from performance tests recently conducted on its Waste Heat Engine (WHE) ( earlier post ), and expects the final stage of testing prior to on-site beta installation to begin in July. The WHE is derivative of Cyclone’s external combustion Green Revolution Engine.

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APRIL 7, 2014

A recently completed European project coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) demonstrated the technical feasibility of a Bi 2 Te 3 -based thermoelectric generator (TEG) for waste heat recovery for application to a diesel light-duty truck (LDT). Simpler designs must be found. The researchers tackled this issue in two ways.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Its characteristics include zero flaring during normal operations, the use of thermal efficient aero-derivative gas turbines for refrigerant compressors and generation, the use of Dry Low NO x technology to reduce NO x emission and waste heat recovery systems for the process.

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Mozambique Gas-Electric Gas Waste 273

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

TFSI engine produces 96 kW (131 PS) and generates 200 N·m (147.5 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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Audi Gas Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric 504

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JULY 14, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies has completed internal testing of its initial waste heat power generator ( earlier post ) and has shipped the beta unit to its customer, Bent Glass Design. The same engine was shipped in March 2010 to Robotic Technology as part of a project sponsored by DARPA, an agency of the US Department of Defense.

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MARCH 15, 2011

MAN Diesel & Turbo has designed an LNG-fueled two-stroke ME-GI engine for DNV’s mew concept Quantum 9000 container ship. The ME-GI engine. Inset shows ME-GI engine add-ons compared to the standard ME engine. The gas supply line is designed with ventilated double-wall piping and HC sensors for safety shutdown.

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Design Engine Diesel Fuel 199

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JUNE 8, 2019

liter M 139 engine is the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder engine in series production. With this engine, Mercedes-AMG has even exceeded the previously most powerful M 133 by 30 kW (41 hp). The increasing torque at higher rpm makes the engine more free-revving. 180-degree rotation. Turbocharger.

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APRIL 24, 2018

The researchers said that, given the strong similarity in combustion system design between Euro 5 and Euro 6 engines, the estimated trends can be considered valid also for Euro 6 vehicles equipped with the same class of engines. HVO based fuels can be used without affecting fuel logistics, engine and exhaust after-treatments.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Concept diagram of an SMA heat engine for power generation from waste engine heat. million (subject to final negotiation with DOE) to support building a prototype thermomechanical waste heat recovery system using a Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) heat engine to generate electricity from the heat in automotive exhaust.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

Developed for the latest 1-liter downsized gasoline engines. Continental will be supplying Ford with turbochargers for the carmaker’s new three-cylinder direct injection gasoline engine platform. The first two engines will generate 74 and 88 kW from a displacement of just one liter. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Cummins has agreed to pay the fine in principle, which Attorney General Merrick Garland said would resolve any allegations that the "company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of engines” to circumvent emissions regulations. It apparently performed the same function but was of a different design as the unit installed on older trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Stack-designed cylindrical TEG, built with TE cartridges, developed for LDVs in first project. The TEG technology, which converts waste heat from gas exhaust into electric energy and has the potential to improve passenger car fuel efficiency by as much as 5%. TEG & Exhaust System in Lincoln MKT. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy Energy Waste Vehicles 341

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JUNE 2, 2016

NO x engine, the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Air Resources Board (ARB) in California that meet the 0.02 NO x engine is designed for medium-duty truck, urban bus, school bus and refuse applications and is available on the market today.

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MAY 4, 2009

Conceptual schematic of direct thermoelectric generator mounted in a vehicle’s exhaust stream. engine with an Atkinson-cycle engine, as used in Ford’s Escape hybrid SUV. One of the goals of the study was to investigate what the expected output of a TE generator could be for such an engine. Adapted from Hussain et al.

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Design Ford Energy Exhaust 150

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Research on utilizing low-grade heat from sources such as industrial waste streams, geothermal activity, and solar heating has focused on using solid-state thermoelectrics and Stirling engines to harvest low-grade waste heat as electrical energy. Tags: Thermoelectrics Waste Heat Recovery. dela Cruz, John P.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

With only a few months left of 2021, Tesla isn’t wasting time on the Tesla Bot prototype, and the company’s Careers page reflects that. Tesla wants to fill two mechanical engineer jobs, one of which focuses on actuator gear designs and systems. Mechanical Engineer – Actuator Integration (Humanoid Robot).

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JUNE 9, 2009

Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and GE Global Research are collaborating on a two-year, public-private partnership project designed to optimize an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) process to convert low-temperature waste heat (below 500 °) from gas turbine or reciprocating engine exhaust to produce electricity.

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MARCH 19, 2019

SuperTruck II is a partnership between the DOE, truck manufacturers and equipment suppliers seeking to improve freight efficiency to more than 100% over an equivalent 2009 model, and to improve engine brake thermal efficiency performance to 55% or greater.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The pair has received $850,000 in grants to support the fabrication and testing of a prototype of the K6 engine; Shedd says he expects to have a prototype running by late fall or early winter. The engine incorporates a modified Brayton cycle ( earlier post ) into a continuous combustion engine system. —Timothy Shedd.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The system is powered by an innovative, liquid nitrogen Dearman engine, which replaces the standard diesel engine. Since then the Dearman engine has been re-designed and it is already proving to be 30% lighter, 30% smaller, and 30% more efficient than its predecessor. Dearman liquid air engine, Gen 2 design.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Testing was also conducted at the DTNA Detroit engineering facility to demonstrate engine efficiency by achieving 50.2% engine brake thermal efficiency. liter engine, a hybrid system, a Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system, along with a number of other upgrades. mpg (19.26

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APRIL 24, 2010

In recent years two methods, namely downsizing and downspeeding, were established on the market to reduce CO 2 emissions while maintaining the driving performance of engines with identical effective power but a larger displacement. Active-WG control is used for improvements at all engine speeds (< 5500 rpm). < IMEP < 22.5

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Sample topic areas that might address one or more of these barriers include: Novel cell, module or pack designs that significantly improve the thermal or safety performance, or significantly reduce the weight, volume, and cost of non? Advanced Combustion Engine R&D. burn and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)?diluted duty engines.

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