High Performance Engines 2016: Track to Road

Coventry Transport Museum, Coventry

08 September 2016
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Presenting companies include:

Audi Sport
McLaren Automotive
Mercedes AMG Powertrain
Aston Martin Lagonda
MAHLE Powertrain
Ricardo

Overview

Event concluded - upcoming relevant events include:

Human Factors in Transport Forum
15 September 2016 - London

International Vehicle Aerodynamics
21-22 September 2016 - Coventry

Automotive Technicians' Professional Development Forum
20-21 October 2016 - Coventry

Thank you to all delegates and speakers who were involved in this event and we look forward to welcoming you to another event in the near future.

Event overview

As the motorsport industry continues to innovate through hybridisation, turbo systems, downsizing and engine weight reduction, the high performance vehicle market is going even further, ensuring market-leading performance with better fuel economy that meets emission regulations.

Attend High Performance Engines 2016: Track to Road to hear those at the cutting edge of race and high performance engine technology take you through the latest developments in:

Downsizing
Hybridisation
Systems boosting
Wear and tear of engine components
Friction and lubrication developments

Key topics to be addressed:

Understand the engineering involved when adapting race technology for high performance engines

Hear from leaders in the high performance market about the latest hybridisation technologies and their applications in an engine context

Learn from case studies about engine downsizing and system boosting

Identify solutions to improving fuel economy and reducing emissions whilst maintaining high performance

Hear from key motorsport engine manufacturers about thermal efficiency, engine architecture and powertrain integration and their applications off the race track

Network with thought leaders in engine development and design, and hear from those integrating them for the racetrack and the road

This will be directly linked to how race engineering is being used for high performance vehicles on the road and what this will mean for the mass market.

As well as a focus on automotive engineering, this event will be particularly relevant to tribologists and those working to reduce friction, lubrication and wear between components.

Day 1

08:45 - Full Day Programme

08:45 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

09:15 CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS

HIGH PERFORMANCE POWERTRAIN

09:25 KEYNOTE: HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES: A SYSTEM APPROACH
Richard Farquhar, Powertrain Director, McLaren Automotive

• Base engine design optimisation
• Performance Powertrain architecture
• Powertrain integration in high performance vehicles

09:55 FUTURE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE

TBC

10:25 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

10:35 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK

ENGINE PERFORMANCE: SIZE MATTERS

11:05 ADVANCED ENGINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR 200 kW/LITRE AND BEYOND
Mike Bassett, Chief Engineer - Research & Advanced Engineering, Mahle Powertrain

11:35 HIGH PERFORMANCE MASS PRODUCED ENGINES: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Senior Engine Performance Development Engineer, Ford Motors

• Difficulties and trade-offs for highly boosted downsized engines
• Review of current high performance Ford products
• Technologies to let us go further

12:05 AVL HYPER 200 kW/LITRE – HIGHEST POWER OUTPUT UNDER ENGINE FAMILY CONSTRAINTS AND BOOSTING TECHNOLOGY
Matthias Neubauer, Technical Expert High Performance Engines Development, AVL Powertrain

• Boosting technology of 200kW/l engine under production constraints: multi stage charging: dual stage compressor and 48V eSupercharger
• Base engine adaptations under family constraints including advanced cylinder head cooling and material, crank train and cam train adjustment, engine modularity
• Performance characterisation of demonstration vehicle

12:35 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

12:45 NETWORKING LUNCH

HIGH PERFORMANCE ON THE ROAD

13:45 AFTERNOON KEYNOTE: TEN YEARS OF INNOVATION: AUDI’S TURBOCHARGED DIRECTED INJECTION (TDI) TECHNOLOGY IN LE MANS
Ulrich Baretzky, Head of Engine Technology, Audi Sport

14:15 ASTON MARTIN V12 EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW DB11 ENGINE
Ben Husband, Engines Senior Manager, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

• A brief evolution history of the Aston Martin V12 naturally aspirated engine
• The development story of the new DB11 engine

14:45 JAGUAR LAND ROVER: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Matthew McAllister, Technical Specialist for Combustion, Performance and Economy, Gasoline Engines, Jaguar Land Rover

15:15 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

15:25 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK

MOTORSPORT DEVELOPMENTS AND ROADCAR APPLICATION

15:55 ALTERNATIVE COMBUSTION SYSTEMS FOR FORMULA 1 (F1) ENGINES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ROAD CARS
Ken Pendlebury, Director Gasoline Engines, Ricardo

• The new F1 regulations have led to the potential application of novel combustion systems in F1 engines
• These combustion systems offer a different balance of attributes to conventional race engines
• Given the focus on efficiency, what are the hurdles to applying these combustion systems to road cars?

16:25 HIGH EFFICIENCY FORMULA 1 POWER UNITS
Andy Cowell, Managing Director, Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains Ltd

• The regulations
• Chasing internal combustion engine thermal efficiency
• Chasing Hybrid Energy Recovery System efficiency

16:55 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

17:05 CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS

17:15 END OF SEMINAR

Andy Cowell: Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz High Performance Powertrains

Ulrich Baretzky: Head of Engine Technology, Audi Sport

Ulrich Baretzk studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Munich. He started his career as a Design Engineer with BMW Motorsport and was involved in the projects for F2, F1 and High Performance engines M3 and M5. In 1986 he moved to Audi as Head of Race Engine Design and led projects in Trans-Am, IMSA GTO, DTM, and ITC. In 2002, he was appointed Coordinator of Race Engines within the VW Group and has led the Skoda WRC, SEAT ETCC and WTCC, Lamborghini GT and VW F3 projects.

Ken Pendlebury: Director, Gasoline Engines, Ricardo

Ken Pendlebury graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College in 1990 and remained at Imperial for a further two years, undertaking fundamental, rig-based combustion research. In 1992 after joining Ricardo, Ken was engaged in research on a number of gasoline engine combustion systems including gasoline direct injection and lean gasoline concepts. Ken joined Toyota Racing Development in 1996 and worked on the Indy Car engine programme before returning to Ricardo and working on both road and race engine programmes. Ken is now Director of gasoline engines at Ricardo.

Mike Bassett: Chief Engineer – Research and Advanced Engineering, MAHLE Powertrain

Mike Bassett graduated from Bristol University in 1993, where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He then studied for a PhD at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST,) focusing on the 1D modelling of internal combustion engines. Mike joined Lotus Engineering in 2000, where he worked in the Software Development Department. He moved to MAHLE Powertrain in 2007 to join the performance analysis group and is currently Chief Engineer in the Research and Advanced Engineering Group, where he is responsible for leading MAHLE Powertrain’s research activities in the UK.

Matthias Neubauer: Technical Expert High Performance Engines Development, AVL Powertrain

Matthias Neubauer is a Technical Expert in high performance gasoline engines with 10 years’ experience at AVL gasoline engine development. He has a degree in Automotive Engineering from Graz University of Applied Science (FH Joanneum). Matthias’ project experience includes being the development lead of high performance engines, gasoline technology development in boosting systems and the development of gasoline combustion systems regarding performance, efficiency and emissions.

Ben Husband: Engines Senior Manager, Aston Martin Lagonda

Ben Husband is a project and engineering manager with 14 years’ experience within Aston Martin Product Development, covering engines and powertrain systems. He has worked on the DB7 GT, DB9, DBS, V8 Vantage, Vanquish and most recently the DB11, including six years as engine and powertrain vehicle test and development leader, and eight years as engine project manager. Previous appointments in engine projects span 11 years at Rover Group, BMW UK and Ricardo Consulting Engineers, including pre-concept to production delivery of the first new generation Mini Cooper S as an advanced engineering, performance development and knock calibration engineer.

His experience includes naturally aspirated and boosted gasoline engine development, engine calibration, cooling systems, vehicle testing and engine programme management. Qualifications include a Higher Diploma in Mechanical & Production Engineering, a Postgraduate Certificate in Automotive Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Engineering Management.

Richard Farquhar: Powertrain Director, McLaren Automotive

Richard Farquhar is Powertrain Director at McLaren Automotive and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, who graduated with a Masters’ Degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

Providing leadership for powertrain strategy and technology, alongside project delivery, Richard is responsible for all high performance powertrain engineering at McLaren Automotive across gasoline engines, transmission and driveline, hybrid and electric drive systems and powertrain CAE, test and development. Following vehicle and powertrain engineering positions at Lotus Cars and Engineering, for the past 12 years Richard has been responsible for the production powertrains in all of McLaren’s Sports, Super and Ultimate Series road cars, including the 12C, 650S, 675LT, P1 and 570S.

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