This volume collects the research papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Sustainable Automotive Technologies (ICSAT), Gothenburg, 2014. The topical focus lies on latest advances in vehicle technology related to sustainable mobility. ICSAT is the core and state-of-the-art conference in the field of new technologies for transportation. Research contributions from the US, Australia, Europe and Asia illustrate the pivotal role of the conference. The book provides an excellent overview of R&D activities at OEMs as well as in leading universities and laboratories.
Author(s): Ingemar Denbratt, Aleksandar Subic, Jörg Wellnitz (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Mobility
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 237
Tags: Automotive Engineering; Transportation; Sustainable Development; Materials Science, general
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Range Extender Engines for Vehicles with Electrical Propulsion....Pages 3-12
Costs and Willingness-to-Pay for Electric Vehicles....Pages 13-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Better Road Design Using Clothoids....Pages 25-40
Sustainable Flat Ride Suspension Design....Pages 41-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Gasoline Combustion System Development for Volvo Cars All-New Engine Family....Pages 59-66
Use of Late IVC and EGR to Enhance Diesel Engine Optimization....Pages 67-76
Numerical and Experimental Study of Stratified Turbulent Combustion in a Spray-Guided Gasoline Direct Injection Engine....Pages 77-84
Ignition Delay, Lift-off and Soot Luminescence in Diesel-Ethanol Spray Combustion....Pages 85-91
Lean Upgrade of Aftertreatment Systems to Euro6b Compliance....Pages 93-101
Delivery Evaluation of High Pressure Natural Gas Fuel Injection....Pages 103-112
Development of a Methodology to Evaluate the Energy Efficiency of Heavy Equipment....Pages 113-123
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Full Cost Accounting in the Automotive Industry: A Systematic Review and Methodology Proposal....Pages 127-136
Drivers of Sustainability in the Automotive Industry....Pages 137-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Aspects of Damage Tolerance and Fatigue of CFRP Structural Components....Pages 149-162
Corrosion Propagation Under Paint Films on Galvanized Steel: A Comparison of Phosphating and Thin Film Corrosion Pretreatment Technologies....Pages 163-170
Lightweight Design of Composite Sandwich Structures....Pages 171-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
Effects of Natural Gas Percentage on Performance and Emissions of a Natural Gas/Diesel Dual-Fuel Engine....Pages 181-188
Investigation of Cold Start Operability, Long Term Impact, Emissions and Fuel Consumption of HVO Fuel in Volvo Car Engines and Vehicles....Pages 189-196
Assessment of the Viability of Vegetable Oil Fuels: Species, Land, Social, Environmental, Population and Safety Considerations....Pages 197-215
Design of a New Innovative High Pressure Hydrogen System Depending on Multi-layer Section....Pages 217-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Emergency Management Support by Spatial Reasoning....Pages 227-232
Analytical and Numerical Approach of Dynamic Behaviour of Flexible Metal Mesh Structures....Pages 233-237
