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News 01 March 2018

Issue 32 of Science@ifpen - Powertrain and Vehicles

Powertrain and Vehicles: the transportation sector is evolving all the time and profound changes are yet to come. A major challenge for future mobility, vehicle’s electrification will be accompanied by radical technological and software advances, with the increasing development of connected and driverless vehicles, incorporating, in particular, the principles of responsible eco-driving...

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LES moves to rapid transients for cleaner powertrains

Gasoline direct injection engines emit soot particles during rapid transients. This still poorly understood phenomenon is taken into account during new WLTCs a, aimed at more accurately reproducing
Science@ifpen n°32
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Observation of soot in a diesel flame

The reduction in IC engine particle emissions requires a detailed knowledge of the physicochemical processes at work during combustion. While fuels have long since been considered as a constant for
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Journey to the center of a droplet

THÈSE DE CHARLOTTE GALLOIS
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How wet is a flow?

THÈSE DE ZLATKO SOLOMENKO, PRIX YVES CHAUVIN 2017
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Exhaust gas heat: optimal recovery through supervision and control

Recovering heat from exhaust gases using the Rankine thermodynamic cycle a is one of the avenues being explored to reduce the energy consumption of IC engines. Tried and tested for stationary