Joined
·
162 Posts
I just read an article about the development of an ICE with 57 % efficiency. Although it is not about evs, I consider this important environmental development.
Article can be found here: http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/fordon_motor/motor/article2504727.ece
But is in Swedish, so I will translate:
"They are combining the best of two engine worlds.
Take the best from the petrol engine and combine with the best from the diesel engine. The result is both higher efficiency and lower emissions. Now researching combustion gets 89 M SEK (about 13 M USD).
The money goes to competence center for combustion processes at Lund's Institute of technology (Sweden) and comes from the Energy department and more.
Half of the money goes to low temperature combustion, combining the best of diesel and petrol engines.
"We have reached 57 % efficiency with a diesel running on petrol. With advanced laser diagnostics we are now about to show how it is done" says Bengt Johansson, professor in ICE at the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden, actually the university I am attending
).
An important part of the the research is in evaluating different fuels. Volvo, Scania, Saab and the oil company Chevron are participating in the project."
Article can be found here: http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/fordon_motor/motor/article2504727.ece
But is in Swedish, so I will translate:
"They are combining the best of two engine worlds.
Take the best from the petrol engine and combine with the best from the diesel engine. The result is both higher efficiency and lower emissions. Now researching combustion gets 89 M SEK (about 13 M USD).
The money goes to competence center for combustion processes at Lund's Institute of technology (Sweden) and comes from the Energy department and more.
Half of the money goes to low temperature combustion, combining the best of diesel and petrol engines.
"We have reached 57 % efficiency with a diesel running on petrol. With advanced laser diagnostics we are now about to show how it is done" says Bengt Johansson, professor in ICE at the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden, actually the university I am attending
An important part of the the research is in evaluating different fuels. Volvo, Scania, Saab and the oil company Chevron are participating in the project."