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Based on detailed model-level data for US light-duty vehicles from 1980 to 2006, a recent analysis by a UC Davis researcher found that if weight, horsepower and torque had been held at their 1980 levels, fuel economy for both passenger cars and light trucks could have increased by nearly 50% from 1980 to 2006. Knittel, 2009.
The Advanced Elastoval II piston enters series production later this year in a new European passenger car, where it contributes to gains in fuel economy and reductions in CO 2. Baberg, chief engineer product engineering, Federal-Mogul Powertrain Energy. The Advanced Elastoval II piston architecture is up to 20% lighter than previous.
downsized diesel engines with improved fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. —Arnd Baberg, Chief Engineer Piston Product Engineering, Federal-Mogul. Federal-Mogul's 2D ultrasonic inspection technique enables high performance pistons for diesel downsizing. Click to enlarge. These advances mean that aluminium.
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Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed a cost-effective new material for valve seat inserts that helps manufacturers meet the durability demands of engine downsizing and alternative or high-octane blended fuels. This new material has the potential to become the foundation of our future portfolio of valve seat materials.
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New generation XL3 injector for GDI engines goes into production. Continental’s new XL3 high-performance solenoid injector for gasoline direct injection systems is currently in volume production for a four-cylinder, 1.5-liter Click to enlarge. liter GDI engine.
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the jet ignition combustion system utilized a production base PFI platform with a relatively low compression ratio of 10.4. The smaller orifice size causes the burning mixture to travel quickly through the orifice, which extinguishes the flame and seeds the main chamber with partially combusted pre-chamber products (radical species).
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Below this GVW the technology has already been acquired by Valeo as a supercharger for cars and light commercial vehicle applications. Earlier post.) Cobra is particularly relevant to Tier 4 Interim legislation that comes into effect this year for off-road vehicles, according to the company. It is typically mounted directly to the engine.
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Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. In comparison, they noted, the technology for bio-chemical ethanol production from cellulosic biomass is not sufficiently developed yet. use could be developed.
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