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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Alcohol-based transportation fuels from a wide range of biomass feedstocks including agricultural, forestry, municipal and industrial waste and specially grown crops and trees can potentially offer a substantial substitute for oil derived fuel. More modest downsizing up to 5 liters could offer a practical solution. In this manner a 3.6

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MARCH 7, 2019

will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by developing a natural gas specific combustion design utilizing optimized in-cylinder charge motion and cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Cummins Inc.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

Using the pressure from the exhaust gas from the active cylinders, the ‘idle’ cylinders could be expanded to extract more work out of the engine during partial load operation. We therefore offer an attractive and industry friendly solution to OEMs for them to comply with increasingly challenging emission regulations and standards.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

This year’s forecast recognizes an industry trend for slightly bigger engine sizes in Europe and China as automakers adapt powertrain strategies to tackle updated emissions regulations developed for real-world driving conditions. The global turbo business is expected to reach almost $12 billion in industry sales in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

liter ELC-Hybrid to downsized 1.4L VTES + SpeedStart. CPT and AVL’s most recent work assesses the potential of a VTES equipped downsized ELC-Hybrid vehicle in combination with the CPT SpeedStart Integrated Starter Generator ( earlier post ) and the UltraBattery. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 30, 2009

By bringing together interested parties from each of these industry sectors, Ricardo aims to create a framework in which fundamental challenges in this area can be investigated and researched in a pre-competitive manner for the mutual benefit of participating companies.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Vehicle electrification and in particular mild hybridization of a conventional powertrain at 48V is a rapid growth area for the automotive industry. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C. The management of the project is being handled by Ricardo.

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JULY 4, 2010

to eliminate turbo lag—in support of aggressive engine downsizing. CPT recommends a combination of the highly dynamic electric supercharger in series with a conventional exhaust-driven turbocharger to optimize the overall response of the system, compared to other air charging methods. Boost pressure is directly controlled by the ECU.

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Exhaust Energy Storage Gas-Electric Downsizing 218

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines. There will be no torque deficit or other tradeoffs from essential engine downsizing and higher gearing, which now dominates the development of internal combustion engines.

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Such a standard will be necessary for the global automotive industry to achieve the economies of scale demanded by original equipment manufacturers. This means that in addition the power demand is more difficult to achieve with engine downsizing and transmission down-speeding alone. Click to enlarge. The conference. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The very high octane rating and resulting high resistance to knock is promising for small, supercharged, downsized SI engines. Modifications to the engine itself are to be kept to a minimum, so that the industry can continue using the same components as for gasoline engines.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has successfully demonstrated that its HEDGE (High-Efficiency, Dilute Gasoline Engine) technology, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and advanced ignition systems, suppresses low-speed pre-ignition in turbocharged gasoline direct-injection engines. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The EcoBoost approach enables the downsizing engine capacity—replacing naturally-aspirated engines with much smaller units without sacrificing power output. According to the certification issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the vehicle’s 7.9L/100km million EcoBoost engines annually.

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Fuel Economy China Economy 2015 236

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MAY 7, 2009

It traditionally has focused on racing engines, although its business is becoming increasingly diversified, with recent projects in production automotive industries (including diesel), among others. Exhaust from the low-pressure cylinder. It is also a member of the UK Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

LSPI is considered an impediment to aggressive engine downsizing to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Cost to join the P 3 Consortium is $225,000 for original equipment manufacturers and those in the fuels and lubricants industry. Earlier post.). When you ignite the fuel too early, you have very high knock.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Having better control over the combustion process reduces the emission load on the exhaust aftertreatment systems. Eminox SCRT technology can significantly reduce harmful diesel exhaust gases, particularly in urban operating conditions. NO x emissions regulations are also likely to be further tightened. —Andy Dickinson.

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JULY 13, 2011

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. After the steam from the boiler drives the high-pressure turbine, the exhausted steam is returned to the boiler and reheated for driving to the medium-pressure turbine, and subsequently the low-pressure turbine. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review Vol. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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AUGUST 10, 2009

So it’s clear that significant changes need to be made to the vehicle fleet.Given the financial challenges facing the auto industry, the powertrain solutions need to meet customer approval and need to be manufacturable.so We see dramatic downsizing and boosting [as] something that’s going to for gasoline engines especially.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

PPG Industries, Inc. Develop and demonstrate technologies to enable a downsized, boosted, lean, low temperature gasoline combustion engine system that improves fuel economy while meeting emissions requirements. valve faces, piston crowns, and exhaust ports) to improve fuel economy. PPG Industries, Inc. General Motors.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Further, implementation of VTC and high-capacity EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) to both the intake and exhaust ports realizes significantly reduced friction. By downsizing from the present 2.2L This employs direct injection technology and the Atkinson cycle using the DOHC, VTEC technologies as the base. Diesel engine.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

Fiesta features Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) ( earlier post ) which allows the engine to be downsized for fuel economy while continuously optimizing camshaft phasing for throttle response, performance and flexibility. Barb Samardzich, vice president of Ford global powertrain engineering. Transmission.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

A 2010 version of the MCE-5 VCRi engine will be equipped with GDI, optimized combustion chambers as well as the advanced management of engine temperature, of the cylinder head, pistons and exhaust manifold. This constitutes a strong response to the durability problem of highly downsized high-loaded engines.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Steels hardened in this way are suited for use in components subjected to high mechanical and thermal loads in downsized, energy-efficient and low-emission engines of the future. Combustion engines still have potential to save energy and reduce emissions; a current trend is to use downsized engines of the same or even increased power.

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JULY 30, 2009

Previous advances in engine technology may have been based on separate developments by the fuel and lubricants industries, but Ricardo believes that there is a need for an integrated approach between automakers, Tier 1 equipment providers, lubricant additive manufacturers and oil companies. A first meeting is planned in October 2009.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

The engine should yield fuel efficiency gains of more than 50% compared to a downsized, turbo-charged gasoline direct injection engine, while reducing the overall cost of the powertrain system, said Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates Power. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2011

The 21CTP is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership including four federal agencies—the US Department of Energy (DOE), US Department of Transportation (DOT), US Department of Defense (DOD), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—and 15 industrial partners. Recommendation 3-2. Recommendation 3-7.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

This first-of-its-kind initiative is a collaboration between DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) and brings together DOE national laboratories and industry stakeholders simultaneously to conduct tandem fuel and engine research, development, and deployment assessments.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

Power for the battery and VTES electric supercharger is not only supplied by the SpeedStart ISG but also the TIGERS exhaust driven turbo-generator. Hence the industry trend to dual-charging systems, CPT notes. A final key element of the RegEnBoost concept is the TIGERS turbo-generator. liters capacity.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Thrust 1 builds on the significant amount of work carried out over the past several decades, focused on building advanced boosted, downsized, and downspeeded spark ignition engines. High combustion noise and high HC and CO emissions are also a problem, with lower exhaust temperatures representing a challenge for current emissions controls.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

To achieve this, the partners will look into the synergistic application of an extremely downsized petrol engine as well as exhaust gas recovery, electrified boosting, micro-hybrid functionality with stop/start, regenerative braking, a novel energy storage technology and torque assist. .

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APRIL 7, 2014

V-Charge integrates a supercharger with a mechanical variable speed drive to address a key barrier to engine downsizing by providing near instant response at any engine speed. Torotrak’s V-Charge technology combines a proven compressor with Torotrak’s compact variable drive Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Augmenting its existing LC Super Hybrid program ( earlier post ), which deploys a downsized gasoline-electric powertrain, ALABC is working on advanced diesel-electric applications in development programs being undertaken with car makers including Ford and Kia. —Allan Cooper. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

Hyundai Motor’s new downsized 1.0 According to the survey, auto makers are focused on rightsizing, as opposed to just downsizing engines, to optimize vehicle performance and fuel economy as global regulations continue to drive more fuel efficiency. T-GDI and 1.4

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Hyundai Engine Fuel Economy Downsizing 150

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The intent of this subtopic is to pursue the development of technologies that can improve the fuel economy of vehicles with modern Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine powertrains while meeting regulated exhaust emissions requirements with modern 3-way catalytic converters under stoichiometric conditions.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Making 103 horsepower, the new engine marks the first combination of the Atkinson Cycle, cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), GDI and a long-stroke-narrow-bore specification to maximize efficiency. Extensive use of hot-stamped components and industrial joint adhesive increase torsional rigidity and structural integrity.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

The automotive industry, including Lotus Engineering, has quite rightly advocated engine downsizing for four-stroke engines. Downsizing therefore isn’t vital and, due to the improved light-load efficiency and emissions performance we see with Omnivore, this technology approach and ‘upsizing’ could permit a more efficient engine.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Many approaches have been attempted to achieve CAI operation on the four-stroke spark ignition engines, such as intake air heating, high compression ratio, dual fuel, recycling the exhaust gas, and so on. To minimize the air short-circuiting rate, the intake and exhaust valve timings were adjusted. Earlier post , earlier post.).

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