VGT Turbo for Gasoline Engines
VGT (Variable Geometry Turbine) are a family of Turbo Technology. The objective is to better guide the exhaust flow depending on operating conditions and available mass flow rate. Even if commonly used in Diesel, VGT for gasoline is still not mass market but clearly a major current trend at most of OEMs
Ford EcoBoost 500, the pioneer for downsizing gets bigger
Ford presented the next EcoBoost generation, keeping the I3 layout while cylinder displacement increases from 333 cc to 500 cc
The Engine achieved 117 kW/l and 140 kW/l at Comp Ratio of 12.5:1 and CR 9.5:1 respectively, both operating at full time lambda =1 and with quite good BSFC. How?