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These 10 technical papers focused on aspects of operating small engines on non-petroleum based fuels or non-conventional blends of fuels. This includes performance metrics such as power, efficiency and emissions. It also covers durability considerations including materials compatibility, wear rates, etc.

The 9 technical papers in this collection cover on-going design and analysis work on this very important element of drivetrain systems development.

The 9 papers in this technical paper collection review life cycle assessments on materials, technologies, and processes. Also included are updates on the development of life cycle analysis databases for use by the national and international community.

The 11 technical papers in this collection cover technologies that address the treatment of engine exhaust emissions to meet commercial vehicle requirements. The scope covers developments in catalysis, materials, controls, and integration with the complete engine/vehicle system.

This technical paper collection is intended to include papers that will discuss and promote the recent advances in the modeling and analysis of commercial vehicle chassis, suspension, and tire modeling and simulation. Topics include, but are not limited to: commercial vehicle dynamics; chassis control devices such as ABS, traction control, yaw/roll stability control, and potentially the interplay with suspension control; chassis modeling and simulation to study and resolve issues pertaining to ride comfort, crash/deformation, and safety structure; suspension modeling and simulation studies covering passive and active control methodologies; and tires which would cover new and/or improved modeling techniques.

This Technical Paper Collection on Advanced Transmission and Drivetrain Design & Analysis contains 8 papers on on-going design and analysis work on this very important element of drivetrain systems development.

The 12 technical papers in this collection contain advanced engine technologies, design, and development for thermal efficiency, performance, and emissions, including cycle simulation.

This technical paper collection discusses the latest developments in regard to energy management, optimization potential for combustion engine within electric/hydraulic drive trains and considers the impact on emissions, certification, and fuel consumption/CO2.

The 10 papers in this technical paper collection cover emissions measuring techniques and testing regimes including new analysis techniques and novel application of existing techniques and the comparison of existing and proposed testing regimes with real world experience.

The 8 technical papers in this collection focus on kinetically controlled combustion. Experimental and simulation studies pertaining to various means of controlling combustion are welcome. Examples are research studies dealing with temperature and composition distribution inside the cylinder and their impact on heat release process. Studies clarifying the role of fuel physical and chemical properties in autoignition are also welcome.

The 13 technical papers in collection present work investigating the effect of fuel composition on CI engine performance in terms of combustion efficiency, emissions and engine hardware durability. Variations in fuel composition include: the inclusion of aromatic compounds, the blending of oxygenated components and the use of additives for cetane number improvement and lubricity enhancement.

The 16 papers in this technical paper collection cover diesel engine exhaust aftertreatment system models as well as the validation and application. Technologies covered include DOC, HC trap, DFP, LNT, SCR, ammonia oxidation catalysts, hybrid or combined catalysts, urea-water solution spray dynamics, and mixture non-uniformity.

The 8 technical papers in this collection feature CI combustion technologies distinguished by 1) mixing processes that influence combustion; and 2) combustion phasing closely coupled to the timing of fuel injection. This includes the impact of the fuel injection and jet-mixing processes; impact of swirl/spray targeting on mixing processes; combustion chamber/engine geometry optimization; sources of combustion inefficiency; and the impact of operating conditions.

The 24 papers in this technical paper collection cover topics regarding new CI and SI engine components. This includes analytical, experimental, and computation studies covering hardware development as well as design and analysis techniques.

The 8 technical papers in this collection contain lubricant research and development that is necessary to advance and support new automotive engineering technology. Topics include grease designed to reduce vehicle noise, characteristics of low viscosity engine oil that impact fuel economy and reliability and the characterization of diesel particulate filter ash and how this influences the development of filter regeneration strategies.

The 13 technical papers in this collection cover the work done by student teams in the EcoCAR 2: Plugging in to the Future competition series, sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. This includes powertrain architecture selection, control system modeling and simulation, and energy storage system design and component packaging.

The 16 papers in this technical paper collection covers particle emissions from combustion engines including measurement and testing methods, effects of changes in fuel composition, environmental and health effects of elemental carbon and organic carbon that constitutes solid cored particles plus the environmental and health effects of secondary organic aerosol emissions.

The 10 papers in this technical paper collection cover engine, engine subsystem and components noise and vibration; powertrain systems noise measurement and instrumentation; powertrain systems noise analysis.

The 9 technical papers in this technical paper collection cover topics regarding new CI and SI engines and components. This includes analytical, experimental, and computational studies covering hardware development as well as design and analysis techniques.

The 19 papers in this technical paper collection covers conceptual, modeling and experimental studies relating to advanced turbochargers/superchargers and advanced boosting systems.