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Combustion Engines - Breaking Stories from 3rd-Party News
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Rotrex Launches Electrical Driven Fully Variable Supercharger for Fuel Cell, Hybrids, and Downsizing
[technology] [engines] [Fuel Cell] [combustion] [Hybrids] [combustion engines] [motor]
The first project is for a fuel cell hybrid solution, but the product is also targeted mild and full hybrids for normal combustion engines, whether based on gasoline, diesel, or bio-fuels. ... Rotrex has developed a fully variable electrical driven supercharger for automotive and transportation markets....
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LMS releases LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim Rev 8A
[engineering] [mechanical] [engine] [combustion] [combustion engine] [physical]
Significant improvements have been made in the powertrain & transmission, electromechanical, internal combustion engine and related hydraulics, fluids systems and thermal management domains. ... The new version of its innovative 1D multi-domain simulation platform includes new ergonomic features for better productivity, new interfacing capabilities for enhanced interoperability, and breakthrough developments in various dedicated application solutions....
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The world must kick its addiction to oil
[combustion engines] [wind] [physical] [turbines] [fuel] [technology]
There are 700 million internal combustion engines in the world. ... For example, Rex Tillerson, chairman of Exxon, remarked last year that he wasn't interested in biofuel research because ?I don't have a lot of technology to add to moonshine?. ...
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Emisstar Announces Award of Grant for Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor
[emissions] [Hybrid] [combustion engines] [Electric] [fuel economy] [propulsion] [fuel] ["zero emissions"]
Capacity of Texas is dedicated to environmental stewardship by improving our product with the latest technology in electronic controls, ultra-clean combustion engines and overall green propulsion. ... AUSTIN, Texas, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Emisstar LLC announced today the award of a New Technology Research and Development grant from the State of Texas, totaling $722,000, for the development of a Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor (PHETT). ...
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Press Release: Delphi Awarded Further Government Funding for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Development
[Fuel Cell] [combustion engines] [Fuel] [chemical] [bio diesel] [emissions] [diesel] [technology]
By converting chemical energy in conventional fuels directly into useful electrical power without combustion, a SOFC operates quietly and at a higher efficiency level than traditional internal combustion engines. ... With 50 years of experience, UTC Power is the world leader in developing and producing fuel cells for on-site power, transportation, space and defense applications, as well as a leader in innovative, renewable energy solutions and combined cooling, heating and power solutions for the distributed energy market....
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West Biofuels, U.C. partner to make ethanol
[Engineering] [mechanical] [combustion] [engines] [combustion engines] [FUEL]
When waste stream biomass material is used to produce alcohol, burning the fuel in internal combustion engines has a zero net effect on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, said Dr. ... With a combination of state and private dollars and the funding of a prototype thermochemical processing reactor by San Rafael mortgage banker Peter Paul, a team of scientists has launched a project to turn forest, yard and agricultural waste into ethanol....
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2009 Ford Escape Delivers Best-in-Class Fuel Economy Among 4-Cylinder Compact SUVs
[engine] [Fuel Economy] [technology] [Motor] [Fuel] [Hybrid]
Gearing efficiencies and calibration changes help drive the significant gains as well, said Derek Bier, Escape Vehicle Engineering supervisor. ... This innovative method uses torsional energy to move the camshafts similar to the way a hydraulic ratchet works. ...
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Bill Gates steps down: Where next for Microsoft?
[combustion engine] [combustion] [engine]
Microsoft , the software giant that has brought about the biggest change in global business culture since the invention of the telephone or the internal combustion engine. ...
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Instant insight: Fuel cells get cooler
[Fuel cells] [Fuel] [engineering] [combustion] [Chemical] [engine]
Brett, Atkinson, Brandon and Skinner of the Imperial College Fuel Cell Network, London, UK, look at how advances in materials and engineering are presenting new opportunities for solid oxide fuel cells....
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Natural, cheap, nontoxic ways to kill bugs
[combustion engine] [chemical] [hybrid] [fuel] [electricity] [air]
Honda is exploring the use of a specialized automotive cogeneration generator designed to improve the overall efficiency of hybrid vehicles by recapturing waste exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine and converting it to electricity to recharge the battery pack. ... The idea is still in the research and development phase; it could make its way into new cars within a few years....
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How Does Cogeneration Provide Heat and Power?
[combustion engine] [hybrid] [turbines] [fuel] [electricity] [air]
Honda is exploring the use of a specialized automotive cogeneration generator designed to improve the overall efficiency of hybrid vehicles by recapturing waste exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine and converting it to electricity to recharge the battery pack. ... The idea is still in the research and development phase, it could make its way into new cars within a few years, further improving on the already impressive efficiency of hybrid cars....
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Brake Boost - TRW's Modular Multi-Piston Pump Electronic Stability Control Solves Low Vacuum Challenge
[engine] [combustion] [engineering] [mechanical] [combustion engine] [fuel economy] [technology]
Traditional brake systems rely on a vacuum booster that is assisted by vacuum from the internal combustion engine. ... (NYSE: TRW ), has developed a modular multi-piston pump electronic stability control (ESC) system with enhanced performance to rapidly build brake pressure independent of vacuum boost from the engine....
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Hybrid haulage could save fuel and the environment
[Hybrid] [engines] [technology] [combustion] [fuel] [combustion engine]
For example, any that make frequent stops benefit from using an easily switched off electric motor in urban areas, instead of leaving a combustion engine idling. ... US members of congress are pressing for government to support the development of medium and large trucks with hybrid electric-combustion engines....
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Haynes gains military appeal
[engine] [combustion] [technology] [combustion engine] [motor] [Air]
Among such brand extensions are a Haynes range of clothes produced by Lee Cooper and a toy version of the internal combustion engine to give child mechanics an insight into how a full-size four-stroke car works. ... Developments in digital printing technology have helped Haynes reduce the cost of relatively small print runs for its myriad titles with slow but steady sales....
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CD-adapco Announces the Fourth Major Release of STAR-CD V4
[Combustion Engine] [physics] [technology] [Engine] [Combustion] [engineers]
In particular, STAR-CD V4.06 provides benefits for CD-adapco?s extensive community of Internal Combustion Engine designers and engineers. ... MCADCafe - Innovation Through Collaboration...
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Impregnation Resin protects against corrosion and fire.
[combustion engines] [Chemical] [engines] [combustion]
Its unique chemistry provides flexibility and heat resistance, making it ideal for use in applications under the harshest conditions with prolonged exposure to thermo cycling and vibration such as environments in close proximity to internal combustion engines. ... IMPCO will also custom engineer impregnation systems, providing all the equipment, materials, and ongoing technical assistance a customer needs to establish an in-house impregnating operation....
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Carmakers try to guess which way frustrated motorists willturn
[engines] [technology] [combustion] [hybrids] [combustion engines] [Motor]
In the meantime, makers of cars and parts, oil companies and even electricity generators are left guessing which way motorists will turn and what technology willwin. ... Electric car developments depend on batteries that are light but that pack enough power to travel more than 160 kilometers. ...
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NJIT President Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor
[engineering] [mechanical] [combustion] [physics] [Technology]
He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ... With degrees in mechanical engineering and expertise in combustion and heat transfer, he has a wide background in university research, teaching and administration with extensive experience in program development, fundraising and federal relations. ...
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MEPTEC Symposium Highlights MEMS Evolution
[combustion engine] [technology] [diesel] [emissions] [combustion] [engines]
MEMS pressure sensor is integrated into an existing glow rod inside the combustion engine, allowing tighter, closed-loop control over the combustion process. ... Wafer-level Chip Scale Packaging (WLCSP) is also emerging, especially for applications in RF IC's and MEMS filters, and is under development for optical MEMS device applications....
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