This new engine uses direct injection, rather than the older fuel injected four - cylinder, and Intelligent Variable Timing Event Control (i - VTEC) technology in order to
optimize fuel combustion to produce both more power and more fuel economy.
Not exact matches
Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average
fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures:
optimizing its
combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →
Argonne engineers are currently working with scientists at the Advanced Photon Source (
fuel - spray project), Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division (
combustion chemistry) and are developing collaboration with researchers in the Leadership Computing Facility to
optimize this
combustion approach for practical engines.
Previously, the throttle needed to be 80 % engaged before the reserves of the electric motor were combined with those of the
combustion engine in an earlier strategy aimed at
optimizing fuel economy.
Ethanol proponents claim that ethanol will deliver equal or better gas mileage than gasoline, when ethanol is used to
fuel an engine
optimized to take advantage of ethanol's superior
combustion characteristics.
The aluminum cylinder heads in the new V6 are designed for high airflow and
optimized combustion to support performance,
fuel economy and low emissions.
By
optimizing the pressure and temperature in the cylinders, the shape of
combustion chambers, and the
fuel injection rate,
combustion begins at the best timing in terms of thermal efficiency.
Higher - pressure direct injection
optimizes fuel atomization, allowing for more efficient
combustion.
The EcoTec3 engines use direct
fuel injection, which precisely meters
fuel directly into the cylinders, to
optimize combustion over a broad range of conditions.
The pistons feature unique sculpted topography that was
optimized via extensive computer analysis to precisely direct the
fuel spray for better mixing and more complete
combustion.
The multi-hole injectors create an
optimized fuel / air mixture in the cylinders and also create a weak stratified
combustion effect that maximizes
fuel efficiency at lower power conditions.
The engine boasts «
optimized combustion chamber design, turbocharging and sophisticated
fuel injection» to deliver supreme refinement, according to Ford.
The
combustion chamber shape and valve angles have been
optimized to boost
fuel efficiency and power.
The piston crowns are dished to help maintain stable
combustion and to
optimize distribution of the stratified
fuel charge from the direct injector in each cylinder.
Apart from the mounting positions of the
fuel injectors, the cylinder head has conventional port and
combustion chamber designs, although both are
optimized for direct injection and high boost pressures.
Features include two - step variable valve lift, cooled EGR, upgraded variable - valve timing, a new intake manifold, high - tumble intake ports, shrouded
combustion chambers, eight - hole
fuel injectors with
optimized atomization, multiple friction - reduction features, and an increased compression ratio of 11.3:1 (but still only requires 87 octane
fuel).
The VTEC approach, however, has two distinct modes so that operation of the intake valves changes to
optimize both volumetric efficiency (breathing) and
combustion of the
fuel - air mixture.
The use of AVCS contributes to higher power output, while
fuel economy is also achieved by improving
combustion efficiency through the
optimized timing of valve openings and closings.
This function controls the interplay between the
combustion engine and electric motor with the aim of
optimizing the balance between driving pleasure and
fuel consumption in everyday use.
The 2.3 - liter inline - four gas engine is
optimized for efficiency with the Atkinson
combustion cycle, which lowers the effective displacement of the engine by letting a bit of the
fuel - air mixture out through the intake valves at the beginning of compression.
New high - flow, large diameter turbochargers, which are used for GT3 racing, improve breathing, while
optimized individual ignition timing control for each cylinder and upgraded
fuel pump improve
combustion.
A high 10.3:1 compression ratio and aluminum cylinder heads designed for high airflow and
optimized combustion help complete the package, supporting the engine's ability to deliver great performance and
fuel economy, along with low emissions.
To help meet increasingly stringent
fuel efficiency and CO2targets, engine control systems must
optimize the ignition and
fuel injection timing to match a variety of conditions, such as current
combustion and driving status.
Combined with an
optimized combustion chamber shape, this allows for an improved
fuel - air mixture and more efficient
combustion, contributing to better
fuel economy and improved torque at low engine speeds.
Other technologies have been introduced such as direct injection with
fuel pressure increased to 250 bar and a special
combustion chamber design to
optimize the air -
fuel mixture.
The ECU then decides how much
fuel should be injected to
optimize combustion.
High - pressure direct injection
optimizes fuel atomization, allowing for more efficient
combustion.
Injecting
fuel directly into the
combustion chamber offers a cooling effect allowing a higher compression ratio and
optimized combustion efficiency.
Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium - term regulatory requirements (e.g., in the 2020 timeframe) by reducing the average
fuel consumption of its new vehicles using a combination of three primary measures:
optimizing its
combustion engines for greater efficiency; developing alternative drive... Read more →