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• 2012

  Air Charge Management Turbo Centre

  Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Hawley, G., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Commercial vehicles
  • Engines
  • Air

• Analysis of a driver behaviour improvement tool to reduce fuel consumption

  Hari, D., Brace, C. J., Vagg, C., Poxon, J. & Ash, L., 2012, p. 208-213. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Fuel consumption
  • Gears
  • Automobiles
  • Feedback
  • Industry
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  212 Downloads (Pure)

• Analysis of Cyclic Combustion Variability in Gasoline Engines

  Chappell, E., Brace, C. & Tily, R., 6 May 2012, p. 319-333. 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • gasoline engine
  • combustion
  • analysis
  • engine
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• An empirical model for the carbon dioxide emissions of a diesel engine

  Pennycott, A., Zhang, Q., Brace, C. J., Burke, R. & Akehurst, S., Nov 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 226, 11, p. 1507-1513 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbon dioxide
  • Diesel engines
  • Engines
  • Fuel injection
  • Model structures
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Development of a new method to assess fuel saving using gear shift indicators

  Vagg, C., Brace, C. J., Wijetunge, R., Akehurst, S. & Ash, L., Dec 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 226, 12, p. 1630-1639 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Gears
  • Fuel consumption
  • Dynamometers
  • Chassis
  • Calibration
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  167 Downloads (Pure)

• Dynamic Models for Diesel NOx and CO2

  Burke, R., Zhang, Q. & Brace, C., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  File
  49 Downloads (Pure)

• Efficiency Improvements in Generating Sets: KTA040

  Robinson, K. & Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Systems engineering
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Diesel engines
  • Hot Temperature

• Estimated total energy transfer over an NEDC through steady state state performance evaluation

  Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Robinson, K. & Pegg, I., 2012. 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Energy transfer
  • Coolants
  • Combustion chambers
  • Engine cylinders
  • Fuel consumption

• Fuel Economy Measurement Accuracy and Process

  Brace, C., Hawley, G. & Akehurst, S., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Fuel economy
  • Carbon

• Helping Ford create fuel efficient engines of the future

  Hawley, G. & Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Engines
  • Carbon footprint
  • Powertrains

• Multivariate analysis of engine emissions and fuel consumption during warm-up

  Burke, R., Brace, C. & Akehurst, S., Nov 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• New hybrid van technology will reduce carbon emissions in commercial vehicles

  Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Commercial vehicles
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Industry

• On-Engine study of the thermal and performance impacts of a variable displacement oil pump

  Burke, R., Brace, C., Lewis, A., Stark, R. & Pegg, I., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Second Generation Hybrid System Design for Reduced CO2

  Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Plummer, A., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

  • Powertrains
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Systems analysis
  • Costs

• Study of the behaviour of an exhaust gas heat exchanger for improved engine warm-up

  Burke, R., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Pegg, I. & Stark, R., 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  File
  42 Downloads (Pure)

• Systems optimisation of an active thermal management system during engine warm-up

  Burke, R. D., Lewis, A. J., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J., Pegg, I. & Stark, R., Oct 2012, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 226, 10, p. 1365-1379 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Temperature control
  • Engines
  • Fuel consumption
  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Exhaust gas recirculation
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  152 Downloads (Pure)

• The effect of advance combustion control features on the performance of a highly downsized gasoline engine

  Giles, K., Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. & Luard, N., 2012, p. 105-117. 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • Cams
  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Torque
  • Engine cylinders

• The effect of advanced combustion control features on the performance of a highly downsized gasoline engine

  Lewis, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. & Giles, K., 27 Nov 2012, Proceedings of the FISITA 2012 World Automotive Congress. Berlin: Springer, Vol. 189. p. 105-117 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; vol. 189).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Cams
  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Torque
  • Engine cylinders

• Turbo Centre at the University of Bath, with Ford Jaguar LandRover and Cummins Turbo Technologies

  Brace, C., 2012

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Engines
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Gas emissions
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Industry
• 2013

  A driver advisory tool to reduce fuel consumption: SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-2087

  Vagg, C., Brace, C., Hari, D., Akehurst, S. & Ash, L., 10 Mar 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Fuel consumption
  • Driver training
  • Regenerative braking
  • Engines
  • Commercial vehicles
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• A preliminary approach to simulating cyclic variability in a port fuel injection spark ignition engine

  Suyabodha, A., Pennycott, A. & Brace, C. J., May 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 227, 5, p. 665-674 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Fuel injection
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Engines
  • Calibration
  • Vehicle performance
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  156 Downloads (Pure)

• A review of parallel and series turbocharging for the diesel engine

  Zhang, Q., Pennycott, A. & Brace, C. J., Dec 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 227, 12, p. 1723-1733 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diesel engines
  • Engines
  • Fuel consumption
  • Robust control
  • Transient analysis
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Control strategy study of the series sequential turbocharging using 1-D simulation

  Zhang, Q., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Burke, R., Capon, G., Smith, L., Garrett, S. & Zhang, K., 2013, ASME Turbo Expo, 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. San Antonio, U. S. A.: ASME, Vol. 5A.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Robust control
  • Diesel engines
  • Engines
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Development and field trial of a driver assistance system to encourage eco-driving in light commercial vehicle fleets

  Vagg, C., Brace, C. J., Hari, D., Akehurst, S., Poxon, J. & Ash, L., Jun 2013, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 14, 2, p. 796-805 10 p., 6459602.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Commercial vehicles
  • Driver training
  • Fuel consumption
  • Gears
  • Managers
  50 Citations (Scopus)

  205 Downloads (Pure)

• Development and testing of a low cost high performance hybrid vehicle electric motor: SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1760

  Hari, D., Brace, C., Vagg, C., Akehurst, S., Ash, L. & Strong, R., 8 Apr 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Electric motors
  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Testing
  • Torque
  • Costs
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  274 Downloads (Pure)

• Investigation into the trade-off between the part-load fuel efficiency and the transient response for a highly boosted downsized gasoline engine with a supercharger driven through a continuously variable transmission

  Rose, A. T. J. M., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C. J., Dec 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 227, 12, p. 1674-1686 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Superchargers
  • Transient analysis
  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Calibration
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  218 Downloads (Pure)

• Minimizing battery stress during hybrid electric vehicle control design: Real world considerations for model-based control development

  Vagg, C., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S. & Ash, L., 2013, p. 329-334. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Dynamic programming
  • Dynamometers
  • Powertrains
  • Chassis
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  158 Downloads (Pure)

• Predicting the trade-off between turbine inlet temperature and engine fuel economy in a turbocharged gasoline engine

  L Smith, G Capon & K Zhang, 6 Jun 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Second Generation Hybrid System Design for Reduced CO2: KTA061

  Brace, C. J., 2013

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  • Powertrains
  • Hybrid systems
  • Carbon
  • Systems analysis
  • Costs

• Simulation study of the series sequential turbocharging for engine downsizing and fuel efficiency: SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-0935

  Zhang, Q., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Burke, R., Capon, G., Smith, L., Garrett, S. & Zhang, K., 16 Apr 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Test and simulation of variable air gap concept on axial flux electric motor

  Liu, D., Hari, D., Vagg, C., Ash, L., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C. J., 2013, p. 174-179. 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Electric motors
  • Fluxes
  • Air
  • Powertrains
  • Torque
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  173 Downloads (Pure)

• The control of chassis dynamometer fuel consumption testing noise factors and the use of response modelling for validation of test repeatability

  Chappell, E., Brace, C. J. & Ritchie, C., Jun 2013, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 227, 6, p. 853-865 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dynamometers
  • Chassis
  • Fuel consumption
  • Testing
  • Diesel engines
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Ultra boost for economy: realizing a 60% downsized engine concept

  Lewis, A. G. J., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Turner, J., Popplewell, A., Richardson, S. & Bredda, S. W., 19 Nov 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2014

  1-D simulation study of divided exhaust period for a highly downsized turbocharged SI engine - scavenge valve optimization

  Hu, B., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Copeland, C. & Turner, J., 1 Apr 2014, In: SAE International Journal of Engines. 7, 3, p. 1443-1452

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Engines
  • Exhaust gases
  • Gases
  • Turbines
  • Exhaust manifolds
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• A new turboexpansion concept in a twin-charged engine system

  Hu, B., Copeland, C., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Romagnoli, A., Martinez-Botas, R. & Turner, J., 13 Oct 2014, SAE Technical Paper. SAE International, 2014-01-2596

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Turbines
  • Compressors
  • Temperature
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of supercharging boosting component for heavily downsized gasoline engines

  Romagnoli, A., Wan-Salim, W. S. I., Gurunathan, B. A., Martinez-Botas, R. F., Turner, J. W. G., Luard, N., Jackson, R., Matteucci, L., Copeland, C., Akehurst, S., Lewis, A. G. J. & Brace, C. J., 1 Jan 2014, Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 11th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging. Woodhead Publishing Ltd., p. 13-26 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Powertrains
  • Air
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Assessment of the supercharging boosting component for heavily downsized gasoline engines

  Copeland, C., Romagnoli, A., Wan-Salim, W. B., Gurunathan, B., Martinez-Botas, R., Turner, J., Luard, N., Jackson, R., Matteucci, L., Brace, C., Akehurst, S. & Lewis, A., 2014, IMECHE Turbocharger and Turbocharging Proceedings, 2014. IMechE Conference Transactions

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Powertrains
  • Air

• Characterisation of torque converter dampers: A novel method for exciting dampers through torque pulsation generation

  Aurora-Smith, A., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Bannister, C., Wicksteed, B. & Biggs, S., 1 Jan 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Torque converters
  • Torque
  • Engines
  • Engine cylinders
  • Crankshafts
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Dynamic modelling of diesel engine emissions using the parametric Volterra series

  Burke, R. D., Baumann, W., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C. J., 1 Feb 2014, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 228, 2, p. 164-179 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Diesel engines
  • Engines
  • Exhaust gas recirculation
  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Dynamometers
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  179 Downloads (Pure)

• Experimental and analytical investigation of implementing a ball bearing turbocharger on a production diesel engine

  Zhang, N., Burke, R. D., Duda, T., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Capon, G., Dowell, P. G. & Davies, P., 13 May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Model-based Optimal Control of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Using Stochastic Dynamic Programming

  Vagg, C., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J. & Ash, L., 15 May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Hybrid vehicles
  • Dynamic programming
  • Controllers
  • Dynamometers
  • Chassis

• Simulation study of divided exhaust period for a regulated two-stage downsized SI engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J., 13 Oct 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Simulation study of divided exhaust period for a two-stage-regulated downsized SI engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J., 2014, SAE Technical Paper. SAE International, 2014-01-2550

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Engines
  • Turbines
  • Combustion knock
  • Scavenging
  • Pipe
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Split exhaust period for extremely downsized turbocharged SI engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C. J., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J. W. G., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The application of the superGen electromechanical centrifugal supercharger to the ultraboost extreme downsizing engine

  Turner, J. W. G., Marshall, D., Patel, R., Popplewell, A., Richardson, S., Barker, L., Martin, J., Lewis, A. J. G., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J. & Copeland, C. D., 6 Oct 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

• The effect of divided exhaust period for improved performance in a highly downsized turbocharged gasoline engine

  Hu, B., Brace, C., Akehurst, S., Copeland, C. & Turner, J. W. G., 2014, Proceedings of Institution of Mechanical Engineers - 11th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging. Cambridge, U. K.: Woodhead Publishing Ltd., p. 27-39 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Scavenging
  • Engine cylinders
  • Gases
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Ultra boost for economy: extending the limits of extreme engine downsizing

  Turner, J. W. G., Popplewell, A., Patel, R., Johnson, T. R., Darnton, N. J., Richardson, S., Bredda, S. W., Tudor, R. J., Bithell, C. I., Jackson, R., Remmert, S. M., Cracknell, R. F., Fernandes, J. X., Lewis, A. G. J., Akehurst, S., Brace, C. J., Copeland, C. D., Martinez-Botas, R., Romagnoli, A. & Burluka, A. A., 31 Dec 2014, In: SAE International Journal of Engines. 7, 1, p. 387-417 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Engines
  • Superchargers
  • Torque
  • Camshafts
  • Intake valves
  110 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Adaptive Input and Parameter Estimation with Application to Engine Torque Estimation

  Na, J., Herrmann, G., Burke, R. & Brace, C., 15 Dec 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  122 Downloads (Pure)

• A New De-throttling Concept in a Twin-Charged Gasoline Engine System

  Hu, B., Copeland, C., Lu, P., Akehurst, S., Brace, C., Turner, J. W. G., Romagnoli, A. & Martinez-Botas, R., 14 Apr 2015, In: SAE International Journal of Engines. 8, 4, p. 1553-1561

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Superchargers
  • Gasoline
  • Engines
  • Speed control
  • Engine cylinders
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• A review of the application of variable geometry turbines to the downsized gasoline engine

  Tang, H., Pennycott, A., Akehurst, S. & Brace, C., Oct 2015, In: International Journal of Engine Research. 16, 6, p. 810-825

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gasoline
  • Turbines
  • Engines
  • Geometry
  • Exhaust manifolds
  20 Citations (Scopus)