Filed under: Emerging Technologies, MPG, Nissan
Scuderi Group, an engineering and licensing company based in West Springfield, MA, has released fuel consumption results of a computer study that modeled the effects of various
Scuderi Split-Cycle (SSC) prototype engine designs, including turbocharged and
air-hybrid, in a
2011 Nissan Sentra. The computer tests simulated Federal Test Procedure-75 (FTP-75) for each of Scuderi's engines and preliminary results show that a decrease in fuel consumption of up to a 35 percent was achievable when Scuderi's Split-Cycle air-hybrid engine replaced the Sentra's standard 2.0-liter four-cylinder mill.
The primary purpose of the study was to examine one fundamental question: how fuel efficient are Scuderi's engines? According to Scuderi, this question has been difficult to answer because it's dependent on the type vehicle and the route driven. However, with the computer study attempting to model real-world driving, Scuderi believes that it's one step closer to definitively getting a fundamental answer.
Scuderi Group will provide in-depth details on the results of the 2011 Nissan Sentra study at the Engine Expo 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany in mid-May.
[Source: Scuderi Group]
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