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MAY 14, 2009

Continuing to emphasize a downsizing approach, Volkswagen presented two new engines at the at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium (7-8 May): the 1.2-liter The potential of internal combustion engines is far from exhausted. Downsizing is rigorously being developed in the volume segments with the 1.2 Click to enlarge.

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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. Conversely, short bursts of power can also be absorbed by the SpeedStart generator to recharge the battery during vehicle decelerations. liters capacity.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The unit can be applied to naturally-aspirated or forced induction engines—though most likely will be applied to downsized turbocharged engines as an additional unit to the existing turbocharger. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C.

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APRIL 14, 2010

The SuperTurbo’s supercharger function enhances the transient response of a downsized and turbocharged engine, and the turbo-compounding function offers the opportunity to extract the available exhaust energy from the turbine rather than opening a waste gate. Downsizing from a 3.2L The SuperTurbo concept. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

In their paper, presented at the SAE 2010 Powertrains Fuels & Lubricants Meeting last week, the two investigated the potential of ethanol and methanol in heavy duty (HD), long-haul applications, examining the issues of infrastructure, engine performance, and briefly, emissions and cost implications. In this manner a 3.6

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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. The KIT researchers, along with their colleagues at Bosch, presented the process in a recent paper published in HTM - Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

To keep the engine unit as small as possible, the exhaust manifold is integrated within the cylinder head and can therefore be cooled efficiently using the cylinder head water cooling system. liter T-GDI engine incorporates a high-pressure single-scroll turbocharger integrated within the exhaust manifold to improve operational efficiency.

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APRIL 10, 2014

In a paper on the OBS presented at the SAE 2014 World Congress, the researchers suggested that potential applications include downsizing to increase fuel economy by ?10% The OBS system uses waste exhaust energy to effect the fuel separation and provides a simple and reliable means for managing the separated fuels.

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MAY 15, 2013

The new and unique features of the Pinnacle Engine present significant performance potential, addressable engineering challenges, and expected production costs. liter, 3-cylinder design of the Pinnacle engine, as well as a downsized, turbocharged 750cc Pinnacle design. The design merits continued development for automotive application.

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MAY 16, 2019

In a paper presented at the 2019 Vienna Motor Symposium this week, Delphi Technologies will unveil a new 500+ bar GDi system that can reduce particulate emissions by up to 50% compared to state-of-the-art 350 bar system without expensive engine design modifications. Delphi 500+ bar GDi pump. —Walter Piock.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

During its recent Innovation Day presentations ( earlier post ), PSA Peugeot Citroën announced that it will commercialize high-efficiency gasoline engines featuring dedicated exhaust gas recirculation (D-EGR), derived from a collaborative program with SwRI in the US. Source: SwRI, DEER 2012. Click to enlarge. PSA concept D-EGR engine.

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APRIL 20, 2010

compacts under 1,400 kg in weight—a stoichiometric 3-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine offers an optimal combination of cost, lower emissions and reductions in fuel consumption, according to an analysis by Delphi Powertrain presented at the recent SAE 2010 World Congress. Earlier post.).

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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 ). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2009

A member of the ETH research team, which is led by Lino Guzzella, Professor of Thermotronics, will present a paper on their work at the upcoming SAE World Congress 2009 in Detroit in April—one of a number to be presented on the topic there. The compressed air supply also allows extreme downsizing. Dönitz et al.

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MARCH 27, 2015

Porsche has presented the second generation of its Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid race car. A liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery—developed by A123 Systems in cooperation with Porsche—temporarily stores converted braking energy from the front axle as well as converted exhaust-gas energy. Earlier post.)

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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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APRIL 14, 2011

The research presented at this World Congress was designed to: Present the current speed load range of TJI operation. Continuously variable camshaft phasers for both the intake and exhaust enabled variable valve timing. Standard production intake and exhaust profiles were retained. The new study.

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APRIL 8, 2019

It is more prevalent in the downsized, turbocharged engines that car makers are now producing for improved fuel efficiency while maintaining power output. Pre-ignition remains a bottleneck to further downsizing and improving engine efficiency. Pre-ignition is sporadic and unpredictable. —Eshan Singh, lead author.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

In keeping with the trend to downsizing, Hyundai has been expanding the application of Turbo Gasoline Direct Injection (T-GDI) engines. Hyundai Motor Group this week outlined its latest powertrain technologies and future plans at the 12 th Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference, held near the Hyundai Motor Group R&D Center in Korea.

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Earlier post.). I4 Ecotec engine.

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APRIL 17, 2014

In a presentation at the SAE 2014 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium and then in a paper given at SAE 2014 World Congress, Mark Sellnau, Engineering Manager, Delphi Advanced Powertrain, reported that Brake Specific Fuel Consumption for the 1.8L Earlier post , earlier post.). However, towards a production solution, significant issues remain.

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APRIL 19, 2013

The team presented a paper on their work at the 2013 SAE World Congress in Detroit. Ford engineers also presented two other papers evaluating the effects of low to mid-level ethanol blends in spark-ignited engines at the conference. Downsizing/downspeeding. In the face of increased regulatory stringency (e.g.,

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APRIL 19, 2016

Continental will present an innovative close-coupled annular catalytic converter that supports near-complete NO x conversion in downsized turbocharged gasoline engines at the 37 th Vienna Motor Symposium next week. Markus Distelhoff, Executive Vice President Fuel & Exhaust Management Business Unit in Continental’s Powertrain Division.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Hakan Yilmaz, Global Technology Management, Gasoline Systems, for Bosch presented an overview of and update on the project at the 2011 DEER conference in Detroit in October. Two-stage boost—a small supercharger for HCCI, and a regular turbocharger for downsizing. HCCI range extension with boosting. Source: Bosch.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Heat required to bring the fuel to SC states is recovered from the exhaust gas of the engine. George Anitescu from Syracuse presented the work in a poster at the DEER 2009 conference in Dearbon, Michigan. To attenuate that risk, the researchers use a diluent such as CO 2 , H 2 O or exhaust gas. At SC conditions, however (T?450

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JUNE 23, 2014

Ford’s approach to the project was to engineer a comprehensive suite of gasoline engine systems technologies, including: Aggressive engine downsizing in a mid-sized sedan from a large V-6 to a small I-4. Split, parallel, cross-flow cooling with integrated exhaust manifold. Earlier post.). Low pressure, cooled EGR system. dissertation.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

By shortening the bore pitch compared to the present engine models and reducing the thickness of the cylinder block and camshaft, engine weight is reduced by 15% and fuel efficiency is improved by 10%. By downsizing from the present 2.2L By downsizing from the present 2.2L class engine. Diesel engine.

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AUGUST 4, 2015

This brings implementation of intelligent downsizing to more than 97% of vehicles sold by Volkswagen in the US, available across all the models on sale. Volkswagen is introducing the 1.4-liter liter EA211 four-cylinder turbocharged and direct-injection TSI engine into the Jetta range, replacing the previous naturally aspirated 2.0-liter

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AUGUST 10, 2009

This was reinforced during a subsequent presentation by Robert Czarnowski, of Borg Warner, on that company’s new control strategy for a dual loop EGR system to meet projected future emissions standards. We see dramatic downsizing and boosting [as] something that’s going to for gasoline engines especially. John Kirwan.

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APRIL 24, 2012

The company presented these latest test results in a paper at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The test engine for the paper was a 250cc single-cylinder unit with dual-camshaft-actuated reciprocating sleeve valves for induction and exhaust. There is no ISFC improvement at high load. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The more efficient combustion engine technologies, with their enabling of downsizing, come in compatibly with hybridization, with hybridization and electrification playing a larger role over time. The further downsized next-generation technologies can be very synergistic within hybrid applications. Planning background.

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MAY 7, 2009

Ilmor Engineering will present a new cutaway version of the Ilmor 5-stroke concept engine at the upcoming Engine EXPO 2009, 16-18 June, in Stuttgart, Germany. The design decouples the compression ratio and the expansion ratio by adding a second expansion cycle for the exhaust gases by means of the third cylinder. 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. —Allan Cooper.

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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. bar) is achieved by applying high- or low-pressure exhaust-gas recirculation loops. < IMEP < 22.5

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MAY 18, 2015

Conflicting evidence does not support making a firm conclusion on the fuel consumption benefit of catalysed Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), according to a review of current studies by a team at the University of Bath (UK). According to the review, the conversion of HCs, CO, and NO in the exhaust gas by the catalyst can result in up to a 4.5%

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JUNE 29, 2016

The final results will be presented at the UK’s LCV2016 event on 14-15 September. The concept of “intelligent electrification” enables highly aggressive engine downsizing and down-speeding beyond what might normally be possible other than through more expensive hybridization approaches. ADEPT powertrain architecture.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Homogeneous GDI provides fuel efficiency benefits from charge air cooling, more facile turbocharging, and the downsizing that these permit. Schematic diagram of test vehicle engine & exhaust system and PM sampling systems. —Maricq et al. Credit: ACS, Maricq et al. Click to enlarge. Fuel injectors were side-mounted.

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