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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
Authors of the article: AVL
The upcoming tightening of NOx emission legislation in the USA requires a significant reduction in local pollutant emissions. This enforces the highest NOx conversion rates under all operating conditions. AVL has developed an engine and exhaust aftertreatment concept that meets the requirements for achieving “Ultra-low” NOx emissions under laboratory conditions on the engine test bed while maintaining low fuel consumption.
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Authors of the article: Benteler
The legislation on pollutant emission limits is getting stricter. Here, the electrically heated catalyst can make a contribution. It ensures that the catalytic converter reaches its light-off temperature more quickly and it helps to ensure that the temperature doesn’t fall below critical limits during engine stop phases or electric driving. Various design solutions that provide auxiliary electrical heating are available. For this reason, Benteler and Silver Atena carried out a concept study taking general technical requirements and component costs as well as additional criteria into account.
Development
Authors of the article: APL
Systems of control unit functions are becoming more and more complex and the need for optimization is increasing accordingly. At the same time, pattern recognition methods are making it possible to model complex systems more and more efficiently. APL has developed a methodology that uses decision tree algorithms to optimize ECU functions.
Development
Authors of the article: Daimler
Due to the stricter regulations of the European Union on CO2 emissions from passenger cars, further improvements in the operating efficiency of gasoline engines are necessary. Increasing the compression ratio offers potential here, but requires a combustion behavior that is as knock-resistant as possible, particularly in the case of highly stressed downsizing concepts. In this context, combining the Miller cycle with water injection proves an interesting approach, which Daimler and the University of Siegen have evaluated experimentally in research projects.
Development
Authors of the article:Ricardo
Using a life cycle assessment approach, Ricardo, together with its partners ifeu, E4tech and ZHAW, has carried out a holistic study of the environmental impact of road vehicles. The study took into account the manufacturing, use and end-of-life phases of the vehicles as well as the energy sources used. On this basis, technological developments and the impact of the various environmental policies were assessed.
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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
Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Blumenröder
Volkswagen AG
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
Dr. Thomas Johnen
Opel Automobile GmbH
Rainer Jückstock
Federal-Mogul Powertrain LLC
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.-Ing. Otmar Scharrer
Mahle International GmbH
Dr. Markus Schwaderlapp
Deutz AG
Dr. Michael Winkler
Hyundai Motor Europe
