Automotive polymers talks held.Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment 2005 is a conference from Rapra Technology Ltd., to be held December 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Schweizerhof Hotel in Hanover, Germany. Automotive fuel containment is said to be a critical factor in vehicle safety. Changes in fuel formulation and regulations on emissions, together with the development of new types of fuel, are said to have brought immense challenges to automotive engineers and the industry supply chain. The polymer industry has responded with innovations in fuel-contact materials and processing technology to match the high performance requirements of automotive systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. . Materials have to be chemical-resistant to basic automotive fuels, but also to the additives and variations in formulation, according to Rapra. The under-the-hood environment is said to be very demanding. Design issues also include processability and crashworthiness Crashworthiness is the ability of a structure to protect its occupants during an impact. This is commonly tested when investigating the safety of vehicles. Depending on the nature of the impact and the vehicle involved, different criteria are used to determine the of materials. There are test methods and software available to assist in selecting suitable materials. The End of Life Vehicle Directive (ELV ELV End-of-Life Vehicles ELV Expendable Launch Vehicle ELV Extra Low Voltage ELV Emission Limit Value (environmental protection) ELV Elektronisches Lastschrift Verfahren (German method of payment) ) is said to have placed further expectations on car manufacturers. Recycling of fuel-contaminated and multilayer materials is an issue. There are many research programs underway looking at alternative fuels, from the new biodiesels and LPG LPG: see liquefied petroleum gas. 1. LPG - Linguaggio Procedure Grafiche (Italian for "Graphical Procedures Language"). dott. Gabriele Selmi. Roughly a cross between Fortran and APL, with graphical-oriented extensions and several peculiarities. to alcohols, according to Rapra. Fuel cell technology is said to be developing fast and places new demands on materials. This event aims to bring together experts to discuss the latest developments. Polymers in Automotive Fuel Containment 2005 is said to provide a useful discussion forum for automotive engineers and manufacturers, fuel system component manufacturers, polymer research and development specialists and material suppliers. Session 1 on fuel system design considerations will include the following presentations: "Fuel system design and operating requirements," RalfGrunbaum, Volkswagen AG, Germany; and "Global automotive fuel formulation and quality," John Price and Ian Roberts, Intertek Caleb Brett, U.K. Session 2 on fuel tanks will include the following presentations: "Single material plastic fuel tanks," Henrik Eriksson, Polykemi AB, Sweden; "Fuel containment--special challenges for the rotomolding industry," Nick Hen wood, Matrix Polymers, U.K.; "Tensile and creep behavior of a layered blow-molded fuel tank material," R Mallick and Y. Zhou, University of Michigan--Dearborn; and "Successfully recycling multi-layer plastic fuel tanks," Jorg Woidasky, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, Germany. Session 3 on material advances will include the following presentations: "High performance materials and applications--development for fuel systems," Jim Doty, Solvay Advanced Polymers, Germany; and "Potential of polymer concrete composites for fuel containment," Muthian Gunasekaran, Sekar Enterprises. Session 4 on future developments in fuel systems will include the following presentations: "Polymer materials for automotive fuel cells--functions and further requirements," Christop Wannek and Detlef Stolten, Institute for Materials and Processes in Energy Systems, Germany; and "On-board vehicular hydrogen storage via hydrostatic pressure retainment," Gregory A. Banyay, Robert J. Setlock, Jr. and Bhavin Yeontack Ryu Ryū (竜 or りゅう or リュウ Ryū , Ohio University. Session 5 on fuel lines will include the following presentations: "LP3000D tubing," Gary Klinger, ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Industries; "Recent advances in fluorosilicone rubbers for turbocharger tur·bo·charg·er n. See turbosupercharger. tur  bo·charged adj. hose liners," Dave Lawson, Rob Drake, Steve Robson and Steve James, Dow Coming U.K.; "Recent developments with FPM FPM - Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory in automotive applications," Christian Ruepping, DuPont Performance Elastomers, Switzerland; and "Modified ETFE ETFE Ethylene/Tetrafluoroethylene Copolymer and nylon 12 to improve barrier performance in automtive fuel line systems," Phil Spencer, Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers, U.K. Session 6 on testing of fuel system components will include the following presentations: "Fuel system leakage software," Emily Ho, BHR BHR Bahrain (ISO Country code) BHR Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (Smith & Nephew) BHR Bureau for Humanitarian Response (USAID) BHR Bronchial Hyper Reactivity Group Ltd., U.K.; "Fuel emission testing for low emission components," Nickie Smith, MERL, U.K.; and "Diffusion and chemical resistance of reinforced polymers," Sijmon van der Wal, Diffusin polymers.com," The Netherlands. A tabletop exhibition will be included. Further information is available from Sharon Garrington, tel.: +44 (0) 1939 250383; fax: +44 (0) 1939 251118. |
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