Abstract: With new legislation coming into place for the reduction in tail-pipe emissions, the OEMs are in constant pressure to meet these demands and have invested heavily in the development of new ...

Abstract: A new method has been developed to directly measure valve train friction as a function of crank angle using specially designed timing belt pulley torque transducers fitted to the inlet and ...

Abstract: The measurement of track stiffness, or track modulus, is an important parameter for assessing the condition of a railway track. This paper describes a method by which the dynamic track modulus can be determined from the ...

Abstract: Piston-assembly friction measurement has been carried out on a single-cylinder gasoline engine using the IMEP (indicated mean effective pressure) method at realistic engine speeds and loads without ...

Abstract: To address the dropoff of women in engineering at the graduate level, the Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program at Syracuse University collaborated with the Graduate School and Colleges of Engineering and Computer ...

Abstract: Scientific design of a railway track formation requires an understanding of the subgrade behavior and the factors affecting it. These include the effective resilient stiffness during train passage, which is likely to depend ...

Abstract: The extraction of methane gas from hydrate-bearing sediments has garnered increasing global interest in recent years. Understanding the sediment response to potential production scenarios is vital for both accurate reservoir ...

Abstract: The water retention curve is an important constitutive relation routinely incorporated into numerical stimulations of production from gas hydrate reservoirs. It has significant influences on the physical and mechanical ...

Abstract: Theoretical studies have shown that in severe operating conditions, valve train friction losses are significant and have an adverse effect on fuel efficiency. However, recent studies have shown ...