Additive manufacturing (AM) is widely recognized as a critical pillar of advanced
manufacturing and is moving from the design shop to the factory floor. As AM processes …

To further improve the thermal state of the piston for better thermal design, a multi-objective
optimisation algorithm was used in this paper to find the best combination of design …

Rapid vehicle powertrain development has become a technological breakthrough for the
design and implementation of vehicles that meet and exceed the fuel efficiency, cost, and …

Additive manufacturing provides new possibilities in product design compared to traditional
manufacturing processes. Particularly additive material extrusion offers the freedom to …

With highway vehicles using over 20% of the total energy consumption in the United States,
making strides in improving their fuel economy will positively influence the nation's …

In previous research of achieving high cooling efficiency of engine pistons, the phenomenon
of uneven heat transfer has not been investigated or recognized. These issues lead to a …

To date, debinding and sintering of parts fabricated through material extrusion (MEX) has
been done in a time-consuming disconnected approach, with geometries initially shaped …

This study comparatively presents the thermal and mechanical effects of different Thermal
Barrier Coatings (TBCs) and their thicknesses on the performance of aluminum diesel …

A methodology to numerically study the impact of a thin, multi-layer coating applied on the
piston crown surface of an internal combustion engine is proposed. It relies on a loose …

To characterize the oscillating flow and heat transfer characteristics of the cooling gallery
inside a steel piston, a visual experimental platform was designed and constructed. Based …