Realization of the increasingly more shrinkage of the available time for professionals to expand their knowledge beyond existing boundaries, combined with simultaneous demands from different directions to continuously self-improve, prompted us to prepare two- to three-page tutorial articles describing the essence of the selected topics with key references (offering more details) in order to maximize effective transfer of information with minimum amount of time. Sample tutorial articles are given below.
Clients interested in a complete PDF set of all tutorials should contact ATC. Thanks.
- Synopsis of emission of pollutants and their controls in modern engines
- Honda's six-cylinder engine technology
- Advantages and disadvantages of downsizing and turbocharging
- Balancing of rotating and reciprocating systems in engine
- Injection strategies for compression ignition (Diesel) engines_ Part I: Common rail injection system
- Injection strategies for compression ignition (Diesel) engines_ Part II: Pilot - split - interacting-sprays injection systems
- Composite materials and their uses in cars_ Part I
- Composite materials and their uses in cars_Part II
- Cylinder based engine control system
- Cylinder deactivation: the idea and its practice
(see also Engine Cylinder Deactivation Saves Fuel or Click "here") - Design rationales for popular engines
- Diesel engine emissions (Hydrocarbon)
- Automotive environmental issues and the role of fluoroelastomers
- Essentials of compression ignition diesel engines
- Gasoline direct injection: Reasons, operation, and potentials
- Homogenously charged compression ignition (HCCI) engine
- Hybrid electric vehicle: Reasons, Concepts, and Issues
- Hydrocarbon emission from spark ignited engines
- Ignition: A critical first step for combustion
- Laser ignition for combustion engines_ Part I
- Laser ignition for combustion engines_ Part II
- Liquid fuels from gases and role of catalysis
- Metal foams: A new automotive material
- Nanotechnology and its interface with automotive industry
- Nitric oxides emissions from combustion
- Telematics_ the next revolution
- The fuel cell_ science and technology
- The story of knock in SI engines
- Variable valve timing and lift: The rationale
- Cyclic variability in Spark Ignition (SI) engines