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New Book Spotlights Latest Turbocharging Technologies
Concepts in Turbocharging for Improved Efficiency and Emissions Reduction, the new book published by SAE International, explores the many ways that turbocharging will deliver concrete...
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Caterpillar's Wheeled Excavator Design Based on Customer Input
Caterpillar says it solicited customer input for characteristics considered important when it was designing its new M318F and M320F wheeled excavators. Heading the not-so-short...
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Flying on Vegetation
Fuel is expensive for airlines. According to sources interviewed for this article, fuel accounts for 30 to 50% of operating costs, depending on the size of the aircraft. And fuel prices remain volatile.
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Accelerating Racecar Innovation
Prior to this year’s Indianapolis 500, the 48th annual BorgWarner Louis Schwitzer Award was awarded for innovation and engineering excellence in race car design. Claiming the award, for the second time, was...
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Peterbilt, Exa Examine the Aerodynamics of Drafting
On-highway tractor-trailer vehicles operate in a complex aerodynamic environment that includes influences of surrounding vehicles. Typical aerodynamic analyses and testing of single...
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Brothers Win Eaton's Top Innovation Awards for Advanced Technologies
A pair of brothers, who are both employees at Eaton and SAE International members, have each won Eaton’s “Gamechanger” Award—the company’s highest recognition...
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Yokohama’s Take on Commercial Tire Trends
Fuel-efficiency gains for commercial vehicles can come from many areas, the powertrain and aerodynamics chief among them. But where the rubber meets the road—the tires—is another significant...
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New Fuel Cells Increase Airplane Efficiency
Washington State University researchers have developed the first fuel cell that can directly convert fuels, such as jet fuel or gasoline, to electricity, providing a dramatically more energy-efficient...
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Saab Developing New Methods for Optimizing Flight Efficiency
The NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI) awarded Saab a cooperative agreement to prototype and test a new tool for the optimization of air traffic across multiple phases of...
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New Power Steering Concept Uses Variable Displacement Pump
Modern on-highway vehicles have been making steady strides when it comes to employing technological advances featuring active safety systems. However, off-highway machines are...
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Vehicles Nab Ultra-High Mpg at 35th Annual SAE Supermileage
U.S. consumers were still reeling from the 1970s oil embargo that caused gasoline prices to soar when the top SAE Supermileage team fielded a car that snared 558 mpg at the...
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Making the Most of a Clutch Situation at Formula SAE
Rookie Formula SAE Michigan participant Matt Kramer designed a mechanically automated clutch that won Altair Engineering’s first place award for most innovative design at the 2014...
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Advanced Engineered Material Technologies for a Challenging Environment
This is a time of both great challenge and great opportunity in the transportation industry. In February, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection...
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Aircraft Engine Coating Could Triple Service Life and Save Fuel
Researchers at University West in Sweden are using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat. In tests, this increased the service...
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Ricardo’s Scalable TorqStor Flywheel System Promises FE Gains at Reduced Cost
The technology provides short-term energy storage for hybridization without the high cost, environmental impact, or unfamiliar servicing requirements and safety considerations of supercapacitors and chemical batteries.
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Fuel Savings Modeled for Hybrid-Electric Front Wheel Loader
Fuel efficiency and reduced emissions are two of the top considerations in all organic fuel power generation, including diesel engines. Alternative powertrain concepts including...
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High-Efficiency Compression-Ignition Engine Technology
Aramco Services Co. (ASC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco), Saudi Aramco, and Saudi Aramco’s European subsidiary Aramco Overseas Co. (AOC),...
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Schaeffler Tech Demonstrator Achieves 15% CO2 Reduction
Technical specialists retrofitted a MY2013 Ford Escape with Schaeffler technologies, and the payback is a double-digit-percentage fuel-economy improvement compared to the production...
Q&A Manned Systems
Volvo CE’s Road to the Future
As Vice President of Product Platforms for Volvo Construction Equipment, Alan Berger (SAE member, 2013) is responsible for the life-cycle management of the product line, its profitability, commercial performance,...
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Eaton CTO Assumes SAE VP Post
Thomas R. Stover, Chief Technology Officer for Eaton Corp.’s vehicle operations, recently began his term as SAE International’s 2014-2016 Vice President–Commercial Vehicle. A 22-year member of SAE...
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Axial Piston Pump
Bosch Rexroth plans to introduce a new size 28 model A1VO axial piston pump later this year that it says is an energy-efficient alternative for fixed displacement pumps. The 28 model will not be displayed at ConExpo, but the...
Articles Electronics & Computers
On-Board Vehicle Power for Mobile Forces
Current threats on our military forces have created a tremendous requirement for mobility as it relates to mission specifications. The objectives of onboard vehicle power (OBVP) are to develop,...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Energy Storage for Hybrid Military Vehicles
The benefits of hybrid electric vehicles have been recognized by the U.S. Army and other military services. As a consequence, hybrid vehicles are being considered as future combat and tactical...
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Demonstrator Jet Completes First Flight
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Algorithms for Autonomous Marine Vehicles
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F-35 Proves Nuke Drop Performance in Stockpile Flight Testing
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Using Ultrabright X-Rays to Test Materials for Ultrafast Aircraft
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Stevens Researchers Test Morkovin's Hypothesis for Major Hypersonic Flight...
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Advancements in Zinc Die Casting Technology & Alloys for Next-Generation...
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Vehicle Test with R-444A: Better-Performing R-1234yf Direct Replacement for...
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Vibroacoustic and Shock Analysis for Aerospace and Defense Applications