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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 30, 2011

Engine Smarts: Cummins Says Engine Focus Shifting to Fuel Economy

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Noting that fuel economy will be key to competitiveness among engine makers in the next decade, Cummins says real-world data has confirmed that its EPA-2010 spec ISX15 engine delivers 6 percent fuel economy improvement over its 2009 product. Some customers could see even better results thanks to "significant calibration improvements

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ArticlesFebruary 24, 2011

Engine Smarts: A Game-Changer Engine?

You'll be hearing a lot about the 'OPOC' engine in the next little while, and maybe for a long time to come.

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ArticlesJanuary 7, 2011

Engine Smarts: No Answers Yet

By way of a brief introduction to this first of several Engine Smarts columns to come, let me start by admitting to a lifelong fascination with the hardware of trucking

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ArticlesDecember 21, 2010

Engine Smarts: Navistar's ProStar+ Cooling System Features Dimpled Radiator Vanes, Multi-Speed Fan

"We're experts in cooling. It's not that we wanted to become experts, but that is what it has taken," said Ramin Younessi, Navistar's vice president of powertrain and strategy. He was talking of the development of the cooling systems to support the 12.4-liter MaxxForce 1

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ArticlesNovember 8, 2010

Engine Smarts: SCR vs. EGR - Curiouser and Curiouser

A recent request for help with understanding different emissions technologies to reach the Tier 4 Interim and Final off-highway emissions rules reopened the cooled EGR vs. SCR debate for me

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2010

Engine Smarts: An Injector Discovery in Germany

At the recent bi-annual Hannover, Germany, trucking show -- more specifically, the 63rd IAA -- there were so many show exhibits that a dedicated journalist could spend the entire 10 days hunting for meaningful news

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ArticlesSeptember 24, 2010

Engine Smarts: A Carbon-Free Fuel?

On a recent visit to Woodland Park, Colo., -based Sturman Industries, I was privileged to view the first beginnings of Eddie Sturman's crank-free internal combustion engine

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2010

Engine Smarts: SuperTurbo Project Could Increase Fuel Economy 5-7%

An easily-missed announcement of a joint development program between Cummins and a start-up, VanDyne SuperTurbo, points the way to a future technology that could result in as much as 7 percent fuel savings for heavy trucks

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ArticlesAugust 3, 2010

The SCR Inducement Battle Wages On

"Inducement" is a word that is getting much play in the Selective Catalytic Reduction debate right now.

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