Automotive Powertrains [Kietas viršelis]

Hybrid powertrains: Critical components for fuel cell hybrid
powertrains; Turbogenerators - a new way forward; The gas turbine series
hybrid vehicle - low emissions mobility for the future? Hybrid drive concepts
for emission free city travel - a summary of BMW developments; Prediction of
urban bus cycle emissions. Diesel engine developments: Design and development
of variable geometry diesel engines; The performance and emission
characteristics of an indirect injection, naturally aspirated, diesel engine
in the presence of corona discharges; The determination of the hydrocarbon
species present in the particulate SOF, from turbocharged diesel engine;
Initial development of an experimental uniflow two-stroke DI diesel engine;
Numerical prediction of the acceleration performance of a rotary engine; The
development of diesel fuel injection equipment utilizing classical and
computational analysis techniques; The influence of piston design and
cylinder liner finish on total unburned hydrocarbon emissions from a direct
injection diesel engine. Engine developments: Combustion stability
improvements through the use of port mounted barrel throttles; Requirements
and potentials of future valve per cylinder variant of the Ford Duratec 2.5
litre V6 engine; Development of the powertrain calibration
process-application to engine idle speed control; A concept for a lightweight
engine cylinder block. Driveline developments: GI tripode joints -
calculation of durability; Efficiency of constant velocity joints for
automotive application; Factors influencing the performance of rubber CVJ
boot materials; Development of advanced constant velocity joint lubricants.
Transmissions: Torque sensing and speed sensing limited slip differentials in
front wheel drive vehicles; Effects of petrol and diesel engined variants on
driveline durability; Traction and handling safety synergy of combined Torsen
differential and electronic traction control; A P Suretrac - accelerated rig
durability testing of a torque biasing limited slip differential through
vehicle road load simulation. Emissions reproducible determination of
permeation rates of fuel system components; A review of the problem
associated with diesel exhaust particles and the available methods for the
extraction of the adsorbed hydrocarbon fraction; Evap sub-systems with
reduced evaporative emissions - a support to environmental protection;
reduction in petrol engine exhaust emissions by the use of a positive
displacement throttle loss recovery turbine; Electrically heated catalyst
system for low emission standards. (Part contents).