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See how we can enhance your designs: molex.com/me/HSAutoLinkII.html 1412ME cover2.indd 1 11/10/14 7:32 AM CONTENTS Features 46 Oil debris monitoring in aero 54 Business jets bounce back AIRCRAFT engines AEROSPACE PROPULSION FEATURE FEATURE In a gas turbine engine, small particles or “chips” are The business jet segment suffered badly from an extended generated at the point of wear, serving as an advanced economic downturn but is now seeing a new generation of warning that catastrophic failure will occur if the wear is not airplanes becoming available, introducing features and addressed. Health monitoring systems, such as oil debris technologies that are the equal to, and in some cases monitoring, are used to find these small particles so that the superior to, jets in airline service. wear can be resolved before it’s too late. 58 Screens, cameras provide new 48 Indigenous powertrain look in cabs OFF-HIGHway ELECTRONICS | development POWERTRAIN FEATURE HYDRAULICS FEATURE Customer needs and expectations on drivability, fuel Video inputs are another option showing up on displays that economy, and safety have pushed Indian and multinational increasingly offer touch control. OEMs to think about the development of powertrains and gearboxes for local needs with global standards. 50 The next wave of crash simulation SIMULATION | SAFETY FEATURE Mobility EnginEEringtm Cover Automotive, AerospAce, oFF-HiGHWAY As computing speed has improved and software itself has A quarterly publication of and Jaguar Land Rover’s made significant speed and performance gains with each all-new Ingenium modular, release, modeling tools are now quick enough to build turbocharged gasoline and high-quality, large, high-detail vehicle models in a very Jaguar Land Rover’s diesel engine range targets efficient manner. Ingenium engine Tata’s luxury group debuts advanced engine family significant internal friction reduction by using rolling- element bearings to support camshafts and balance shafts. Aero engine wear Oil debris monitoring follow us @SAEAutoMag New look inside Volume 1, Issue 5 Screens, cameras for touch control December 2014 1412ME cover1.indd 1 11/10/14 7:27 AM MOBILITY ENGINEERING DECEMBER 2014 1 1412Contents_1-3.indd 1 11/10/14 2:48 PM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS: Model of a three-cylinder CONTENTS reciprocating engine with both rigid and flexible parts is used for the design of structural components. Departments 4 Editorial 35 Ashok Leyland develops bimetal brake drum to Emerging markets not about to disappear improve heat dissipation, reduce weight TRUCK CHASSIS 6 Focus To the next orbit of growth 37 Graphene composites for cars AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS 8 SAEINDIA News 39 Monolayer PA6 a promising solution for SORE fuel 20 Industry News tanks and permeation compliance OFF-HIGHWAY MATERIALS 22 Technology Report 41 Tata Technologies researchers use CFD to predict 22 JLR’s all-new 2016 modular engines feature roller- cavitation in liquid ring pumps AEROSPACE bearing cams, balance shaft AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION POWERTRAIN 43 Ferrari changes course on track simulation software Isuzu takes high-level approach to T4F solutions 24 AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION OFF-HIGHWAY POWERTRAIN 44 Renault applies model-based systems engineering to 25 A look inside lithium-ion batteries ENERGY dual-clutch transmission AUTOMOTIVE SIMULATION 26 Cooled EGR shows benefits for gasoline engines AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN 61 Global Vehicles 27 Joysticks increase safety and reliability while reducing VERIFY AND OPTIMIZE YOUR DESIGNS WITH weight OFF-HIGHWAY ELECTRONICS 61 Discovery Sport introduces Evoque-based Land Rover 63 Sikorsky’s all-new Raider helicopter prototype is ® 27 Broader data sharing for connected transportation ready to fly will require widespread collaboration AUTOMOTIVE COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS ELECTRONICS 65 Hitachi updates dump trucks with more comfort and Multiphysics tools let you build simulations that accurately serviceability features 29 Rockwell Collins and Elbit show off F-35 Gen III replicate the important characteristics of your designs. 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COMSOL, COMSOL Multiphysics, Capture the Concept, COMSOL Desktop, and LiveLink are either registered trademarks or trademarks of COMSOL AB. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and COMSOL AB and 2 DECEMBER 2014 MOBILITY ENGINEERING its subsidiaries and products are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by those trademark owners. For a list of such trademark owners, see www.comsol.com/trademarks 1412Contents_1-3.indd 2 11/10/14 2:48 PM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS: Model of a three-cylinder reciprocating engine with both rigid and flexible parts is used for the design of structural components. VERIFY AND OPTIMIZE YOUR DESIGNS WITH COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS ® Multiphysics tools let you build simulations that accurately replicate the important characteristics of your designs. The key is the ability to include all physical effects that exist in the real world. To learn more about COMSOL Multiphysics, visit www.comsol.co.in/introvideo Product Suite COMSOL Multiphysics ELECTRICAL FLUID MULTIPURPOSE INTERFACING AC/DC Module CFD Module Optimization Module LiveLink™ for MATLAB® RF Module Mixer Module Material Library LiveLink™ for Excel® Wave Optics Module Microfluidics Module Particle Tracing Module CAD Import Module MEMS Module Subsurface Flow Module ECAD Import Module Plasma Module Pipe Flow Module LiveLink™ for SolidWorks® Semiconductor Module Molecular Flow Module LiveLink™ for SpaceClaim® LiveLink™ for Inventor® MECHANICAL CHEMICAL LiveLink™ for AutoCAD® Heat Transfer Module Chemical Reaction Engineering Module LiveLink™ for Creo™ Parametric Structural Mechanics Module Batteries & Fuel Cells Module LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER® Nonlinear Structural Materials Module Electrodeposition Module LiveLink™ for Solid Edge® Geomechanics Module Corrosion Module File Import for CATIA® V5 Fatigue Module Electrochemistry Module Multibody Dynamics Module Acoustics Module © Copyright 2013-2014 COMSOL. COMSOL, COMSOL Multiphysics, Capture the Concept, COMSOL Desktop, and LiveLink are either registered trademarks or trademarks of COMSOL AB. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners, and COMSOL AB and its subsidiaries and products are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by those trademark owners. For a list of such trademark owners, see www.comsol.com/trademarks 1412Contents_1-3.indd 3 11/10/14 2:48 PM EDITORIAL Editorial Kevin Jost Editorial Director [email protected] Asit K. Barma SAE India Editor C. V. Raman Emerging markets not about to disappear ED, MSIL [email protected]