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MTZ worldwide is always in pole position when it comes to engine development and technology. Packed with detailed reports from research and development for highly specialised engineers. MTZ worldwide is an essential reading for technology-oriented management in the automotive industry with a special focus on engine development. Expert authors from industry and technology report on research projects.
Cover Stories
Current Issue
Cover Story – Sustainable Drives
Fuel cell applications will be
increasingly used in many areas in the future. The main advantage compared to a purely battery-electric drive is
the higher energy density of the hydrogen. This makes the fuel cell particularly interesting for applications that require a long range with volume and weight restrictions as well as fast refilling.
Cover Story – Sustainable Drives
In this paper, IAV presents solutions for improved mixture homogenization in spark-ignited hydrogen combustion processes with low-pressure direct injection for medium-duty commercial vehicle engines. Special attention is given to the development and potential of jet caps.
In the interview, André Casal Kulzer, Professor at the University of Stuttgart since January 2022 and head of the Chair of Automotive Powertrain Systems at the Institute of Automotive Engineering Stuttgart (IFS) since October 2022, outlines the requirements sustainable powertrain concepts must meet and how the transformation in the mobility sector affects the focus of the IFS.
In The Spotlight
For 125 years, ATZ has been reporting on the state of vehicle technology around the world. Its history began in 1898 as „Motorwagen,“ the then newly founded information organ of
the Mitteleuropäischer Motorwagen- Verein. Today, ATZ is a globally recognized technical-scientific journal that is an integral part of the ATZ/MTZ group of journals together with ATZelektronik, ATZextra and ATZheavyduty in Springer Nature’s extensive, networked media offering. We take a look at the past, present and future.
Fuels
Synthetic fuels can be used to
specifically improve engine
characteristics by influencing the fuel parameters. To investigate these effects, the Chair of Internal Combustion Engines and Drivetrains at TU Dresden, in cooperation with KTM, measured 15 different fuels in more than 200 tests with a highspeed gasoline engine.
Development – Test Benches
Future generations of vehicles will use electric motors with speeds of more than 30,000 rpm. Since current electric motor test benches are usually not designed for this, Horiba
has developed a test bench concept suitable for high speeds that can be modularly adapted to the respective test requirements.
Sustainability
The question of which type of drive has and will have the lowest climate impact today and in the future is omnipresent and has been addressed several times in various studies. This article is an excerpt of the dissertation „Systemic Analysis and Assessment of the Well-to Wheel CO2 Balance of Different Drive and Energy System Combinations in Commercial Vehicle Specific Applications“ by Nicolas Hummel, M. Sc., which addresses this question.
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The Diesel Dilemma
Mazda’s Way to More Efficient Internal Combustion Engines
Influence of the Engine Oil on Pre-ignitions at Highly Supercharged Direct-injection Gasoline Engines
Closing Statement
MTZworldwide is the English digital edition of MTZ, which has been published for over 80 years. Always at the pulse of drive development, its appearance has changed dramatically in recent years. Today it is the international technical-scientific magazine for engineers in drive development with a special focus on the development of electrified and combustion engine drives with a pronounced focus on the electrification of 48-volt to high-voltage and fuel cell applications.
The spectrum ranges from innovative passenger car and commercial vehicle drives to components and large engines. Of course, classic topics such as friction minimization, turbocharging or charge cycle and the valvetrain still have a firm place in MTZworldwide. It is therefore a must read for technology-oriented management and promotes the global transfer of information between manufacturers, the supplier industry, service companies and research and development centers all over the world.
Marc Ziegler
Deputy Editor in Chief
The scientific advisory board of MTZworldwide is made up of industry experts who work for leading companies and research institutions. By sharing ideas on a regular basis with the editorial team, the board members help to maintain the high quality of the magazine’s content. The board provides the editorial team with first-hand information about the latest development trends and offers advice and constructive criticism.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Bargende
Universität Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. techn. Christian Beidl
TU Darmstadt
Dr. Martin Berger
Mahle International GmbH
Ragnar Burenius
Volvo Car Corporation
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lutz Eckstein
RWTH Aachen
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Geringer
ÖVK
Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Goericke
Forschungsvereinigung Verbrennungskraftmaschinen e. V.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Dieter Grebe
AVL List GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Hammer
Robert Bosch GmbH
Lars Hentschel
Volkswagen AG
Dr. Thomas Johnen
Opel Automobile GmbH
Rainer Jückstock
Tenneco Inc.
Matthias Kratzsch
IAV GmbH
Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Thomas Koch
WKM
Dipl.-Ing. Christian Lensch-Franzen
APL
Prof. Dr. h. c. Helmut List
AVL List GmbH
Peter Müller-Baum
VDMA e. V.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Pischinger
FEV GmbH
Dr. Peter Sauermann
BP Europe SE
Dr.-Ing. Otmar Scharrer
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Dr. Markus Schwaderlapp
Deutz AG
Dr. Michael Winkler
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH
Andreas Wolf
Vitesco Technologies
