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Sustainable Vehicle Technologies: Driving the green agenda

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

 - presents the papers from this leading conference
 - covers life time emissions and sustainability over the entire product life-cycle
 - considers all areas of environmental pollution in addition to the goals for delivering low-carbon vehicles

This book contains the papers from the IMechE’s Sustainable Vehicle Technologies 2012 conference. An innovative technical conference organised by the Automobile Division of the IMechE, it follows on from the 2009 Low Carbon Vehicle conference, which established a high standard with presentations primarily focussed on powertrain technology. The conference examines the latest advances in technology with a view towards understanding the consequences of carbon dioxide reduction over the entire vehicle lifecycle. Papers cover all aspects of the finite resources available for vehicle production, operation and recycling.

ISBN 0 85709 456 4
ISBN-13: 978 0 85709 456 8
November 2012
248 pages  244 x 172mm  paperback  
£315.00 / US$535.00 / €380.00

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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is one of the leading professional engineering institutions in the world.

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Contents

LCA
FUELS
DUTY CYCLE
ENERGY USAGE REDUCTION
PROPULSION (ENERGY EFFICIENCY)
PROPULSION

LCA

Energy demand assessment of electrified drivetrains in material extraction and system manufacturing
C-S Ernst, M Hans, L Eckstein, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Evaluating and prioritising sustainable vehicle technologies: compliance, competition, conservation and context
I H Ellison, Jaguar Land Rover, UK

A life cycle assessment comparison of rapeseed biodiesel and conventional diesel
M Stow, M C McManus, C Bannister, University of Bath, UK

Improving the sustainability of aluminium sheet
A Tautscher, Jaguar Land Rover, UK

Advanced phase powertrain design attribute and technology value mapping
A Georgiou, Ford Motor Company; G Haritos, University of Hertfordshire, UK

FUELS

Ammonia as a hydrogen energy carrier and its application to internal combustion engines
M Koike, H Miyagawa, T Suzuoki, K Ogasawara, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan

Evolutionary decarbonization of transport: a contiguous roadmap to affordable mobility using sustainable organic fuels for transport
J W G Turner, R J Pearson, Lotus Engineering; P Harrison, A Marmont, R Jennings, Air Fuel Synthesis Ltd, UK; S Verhelst, J Vancoillie, L Sileghem, Ghent University; M Pecqueur, K Martens, Karel de Grote University College, Belgium; P P Edwards, University of Oxford, UK

High pressure grid CNG: the low CO2 option for HGVs
J Baldwin, R M McKeon, CNG Services Ltd, UK

Materials handling vehicles; an early market sector for hydrogen fuel cells within Europe
I Mansouri, R K Calay, University of Hertfordshire, UK

DUTY CYCLE

Electric vehicle efficiency mapping
S Carroll, C Walsh, Loughborough University; C Bingham, University of Lincoln; R Chen, M Lintern, Loughborough University, UK

Dependence on technology, drivers, roads, and congestion of real-world vehicle fuel consumption
N E Ligterink, T C Kraan, A R A Eijk, TNO, Delft, The Netherlands

ENERGY USAGE REDUCTION

The environmental case for bespoke double deck trailers
L A Curtis, Gray & Adams Ltd, UK

Aerodynamic drag reduction for low carbon vehicles
J P Howell, Tata Motors European Technical Centre, UK

Vehicle light weighting using a new CAE tool for predicting thin film defects in high strength castings
M A Buckley, Jaguar Land Rover; N J Humphreys, University of Birmingham, UK

Vehicle optimisation for regenerative brake energy maximisation
M T Von Srbik, R F Martinez-Botas, Imperial College London, UK

PROPULSION (ENERGY EFFICIENCY)

Direct heat recovery from the ICE exhaust gas
R Cipollone, D Di Battista, A Gualtieri, University L’Aquila, Italy

HyBoost – An intelligently electrified optimised downsized gasoline engine concept
J King, M Heaney, E Bower, N Jackson, Ricardo; J Saward, A Fraser, Ford Motor Company; G P Bloore, Controlled Power Technologies, UK; T Cheng, J Borges-Alejo, M Criddle, Valeo, France

PROPULSION

Development of a range extended electric vehicle demonstrator
M D Bassett, J Hall, T Cains, G Taylor, M Warth, MAHLE Powertrain Ltd, UK; C Vogler, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Modelling and simulation of a fuel cell powered mediumduty vehicle platform
R Felix Moreno, J T Economou, K Knowles, Cranfield University, UK

Auxiliary power units for range extended electric vehicles
N Powell, M Little, J Reeve, J Baxter, Ricardo UK Ltd; S Robinson, A Herbert, Jaguar Land Rover; A Mason, P Strange, Tata Motors European Technical Centre; D Charters, MIRA Ltd; S Benjamin, S Aleksandrova, Coventry University, UK