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International Conference : The spark ignition engine of the future Strasbourg - INSA December 2 & 3, 2009

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International Conference
"The spark ignition engine of the future"
December 2 & 3, 2009
Strasbourg, FRANCE 

In partnership with the University of Karlsruhe and the INSA of Strasbourg.

 OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES

 Following the success of their 2007 International Conference on "The Spark Ignition Engine of the Future", the Société des Ingénieurs de l’Automobile (SIA) and The Institute for Reciprocating Engines of Universität Karlsruhe (TH) are pleased to present the second edition of this conference entitled

“The Spark Ignition Engine of the Future: Facing the CO2 and electrification challenges”
on December 2 & 3, 2009 in Strasbourg.

Whereas the most recent Diesel engines have become well known for their advantages in high efficiency and low CO2 emissions, the gasoline engine is still the benchmark for its refinement and ultra low pollutant emissions.
The main challenge for future gasoline engines, and spark ignition engines in general, is therefore to make significantly progress in fuel efficiency and reduction of CO2 emissions, whilst keeping their NVH and ultra low pollutant emissions advantages.

To this end, a resurgence of the spark ignition engine, with diverse technologies and fuels is expected over the coming years. A new generation of spark ignition engines will be introduced with technologies such as turbocharging and downsizing which offer great potential for increased power density and improved thermal efficiency of the gasoline engine.
Furthermore, combining other technologies such as direct injection and new valve actuation technologies is providing opportunities for gasoline engines to reduce the gap in fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions compared to their Diesel counterparts. Apart from conventional concepts, new combustion processes such as Controlled Auto-Ignition (CAI) or Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) could offer further potential to improve the efficiency while maintaining ultra low engine out emissions. Other avenues for efficiency improvements and CO2 reductions for spark ignition engines could come from different and alternative fuel types.

Beside all these new technologies a gradual electrification of the automotive powertrain is coming modifying the specifications of future thermal engines. New features such as stop and start, hybridization, electric network plugging,... will be progressively introduced. This will affect the design characteristics and the role of thermal engines in the automotive powertrains of the future. This represents a new opportunity for the spark ignition engine which is, thanks to its NVH and ultra low emissions advantages, well adapted to evolve in this direction and face this new emerging challenge.

This new SIA international Conference is intended to provide the opportunity for experts from the automotive industry (OEMs and their suppliers), the oil industry, research laboratories and universities to exchange their points of view and information on the potential of the future spark ignition engine to respond to the combined low CO2 and electrification challenges of the future.