New SI engine and component design

This SAE Special Publication presents papers from the session New SI Engine and Component Design, held during the SAE 2003 World Congress, March 3-6 in Detroit, MI, USA.

Contents: Benefits and Challenges of Variable Compression Ratio (VCR); Boosting of Turbocharger Dynamics: Simulation and Comparison of Different Solutions; Performance and Fuel Economy Enhancement of Pressure Charged SI Engines through Turboexpansion - An Initial Study; Development of an Actuator for a Fast Moving Flap for Impulse Charging; Design and Evaluation of the ELEVATE Two-stroke Automotive Engine; Super Ignition Spark Plug with Fine Center & Ground Electrodes; Low Heat Rejection Engines - An Overview; Lightweight Engine Structures - Mechanical, Acoustic and Production Aspects; Further Pressure Pulsation Reduction in Fuel Rails; The Effect of Geometry on Stiffness and Deformation in Exhaust Manifolds for In-line 4-cylinder Engines; Turbocharging the Chrysler 2.4L Engine; A Study of a Variable Compression Ratio System with a Multi-Link Mechanism; The Next Generation Northstar DOHC 4.6L V8 Engine With Four-Cam Continuously Variable Valve Timing for Cadillac; A Simple High Efficiency S.I. Engine Design; CFD Simulation of Connecting Rod Bearing Lubrication; Thermal-Mechanical Finite Element Analysis of V-ribbed Belt Drive Operation; Automated Generation of Crankshaft Dynamic Model to Reduce Engine Development Time.