1st Edition

Powertrain Systems for a Sustainable Future 2025

Edited By IMECHE Copyright 2027
414 Pages
by CRC Press

The transport sector continues to shift towards alternative powertrains, particularly with the UK Government’s focus on ending the sale of petrol and diesel passenger cars by 2030 and increasing support for alternatives. Despite this announcement, the internal combustion could continue to play a significant role both in the passenger car market through the use of hybrids and sustainable low... Read more

Session 1: Industry Landscape

 

Fleet-Wide Decarbonization Insights: Mass, Powertrain Configuration, and Real-World Utility Factor Impacts on CO₂ Emissions

Ibrahim, G. Vorraro, and J.W.G. Turner

Technical potential analysis for the production of sustainable biogenic gasoline in Europe

L. Knaup, N. Weimer, C. Beidl

 

Session 2: Powertrain Fundamentals

 

The effects of fuel selection in SI engines with implications for friction and lubrication

Ramin Rahmani,  J Finneran

 

Modelling and analysis of pre-chamber turbulent jet ignition in a motorcycle PFI IC engine for enhanced performance and efficiency

M Abouhaib, H Pringle, E Cholak, H Toyoda, G Williams, C Thompson, S Richardson, R Bingham,  J Hall, J Neumeister

 

The influence of intake runners with different curved directions on the working process of elliptical rotor

Yingbo WangYiqaing PeiJing QinDasuo YaoMeilian Wu

 

Comparative Analysis of Low-Pressure Injection Dynamics Across Alternative Gaseous Fuels

A D Crook, A Giles, R Marsh, B Goktepe

 

Multiphase 3D CFD Simulation of the Lubrication System of an ICE Automatic Transmission

Rachit Khatri, Jeff Schaultman, Varun Nichani, Michael Clapp

 

Session 3: Sustainable fuels - Ammonia

 

Impact of ammonia-diesel dual fuel energy fraction on engine performance, combustion and emission of a heavy-duty diesel engine at various loads

Mathew, M.A.S.H. Mohamed, E. Lu, X. Wang, H. Zhao

 

A Feasibility Study of Ammonia Cracking for a Hydrogen-Assisted Lean-Burn Spark-Ignition Ammonia Engine

S Geng, A Ambalakatte, R Murugan, A Cairns, A Harrington, J Hall, M Bassett, M Bottomley, M Rendall

 

Hydrogen-assisted pre-chamber jet ignition for lean ammonia combustion in marine engines

Ducduy Nguyen, James Turner and David Emberson

 

Session 4: Powertrain Architectures

 

Development of a CEN E20 petrol specification for Europe

R. G. Williams & C. Koppen

 

Development of a Highly Efficient Range Extender Engine for Mass Market Light-duty Vehicles

M. Bassett, D. Hancock, A. Cooper, and Y. Ao, S Chen

 

 

 

Session 5: H2 ICE

 

Dedicated SI Combustion Systems for the Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Engine

Richard Osborne, Jan Hrach, Vasile Vlas, Richard Penning, Zbynek Tomiska, Daniil Martynov

 

Evolution of power density and thermal efficiency with next-generation H2 ICE‘s

Dr.-Ing Hartwig, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Durand

 

Optimisation of Pre-Chamber Geometry for Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines in heavy duty applications: A Pathway to Enhance Lean-Burn Performance

H Keshtkar, Y Feng, H Zhao, X Wang

 

Session 6: H2 Systems

 

Model-Based Performance Analysis of H2-SCR Aftertreatment Systems for Cold-Start Operations in Heavy-Duty Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

B. Boduroglu, O. Barış, K. Çelik, B. Eren, M. Balik

 

Promoting Fuel Cell Durability and Efficiency Through Air Management System Optimization in Heavy Duty Applications

M P Bunce, N D Peters, H R Blaxill,  A Taylor, J Wichlinski, P Naik

 

Numerical Study of Fuel Injection and Mixing Characteristics of Different Hydrogen Direct Fuel Injectors in a Constant Volume Chamber

B. Fil, C.J. Ramsay, K.K.J. Ranga Dinesh

 

Assessment of NOx OBD Functions for Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines: A Comparative Study on SCR Efficiency Monitoring

M Tekin, M Oduncu, Y Tulker, E Yaygili

 

Session 7: Sustainable Alcohol Fuels

 

The role of ethanol and other advanced biofuels as an enabler for efficient ICE technology

R.F. Cracknell, W.Gatland, F. Linehan, R. Uitz-Choi, K. Wilbrand, F. Balthasar, A. Kolbeck, R. Williams

 

Experimental Study of Lean Burn Methanol-Hydrogen Co-fuelling in a Spark Ignition Engine

A Ambalakatte, A Varaei, S Geng, A Cairns,  A Harrington, J Hall, M Bassett, R Cracknell

 

Performance Evaluation of Hydrogen Pre-Chamber Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Engine Fueled with Methanol

Kalim Uddeen, Sadique Khan, Priybrat Sharma, Andres Alzate, James Turner

 

Session 8: Calibration & Control Measures

 

Unlocking the full potential of SDVs through data driven calibration optimisation over vehicle life

Puneet Mathur, Richard Blachford, Kam Chan, Nick Tebbutt, Alexander Jackson

 

Research on Transient Performance Prediction of Diesel Engine Based on CNN-LSTM and Genetic Algorithm

Zhonghang Deng, Xiang Li, Qingjue Shi,Fan Zhang, Yiqiang Pei

Biography

With over 120,000 members in 140 countries, working across industries such as railways, automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, energy, biomedical and construction, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession.