Highly accurate cylinder pressure data can be acquired using a wall-mounted and water-cooled quartz piezoelectric transducer. However, this type of transducer does not satisfy the cost and packaging ...

The shipping sector is constantly striving to optimize the efficiency of large engines. This endeavor calls for new approaches and innovative products. Each percentage point of efficiency gained here ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 114, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (2005), pp. 1370-1381 (12 pages) One of the major problems limiting the accuracy of piezoelectric transducers for cylinder pressure the ...

With many auto racing formulae now requiring engines to last many races or a whole season, the new AVL DPM 800 (DPM stands for Dynamic Pressure Measurement) is a gadget many autosport race teams will ...

AVL DiTEST, a member of the renowned AVL List group of automotive companies, is launching a revolutionary new in-cylinder pressure transducer at the Autosport Engineering Show, NEC, Birmingham, ...

Position feedback sensors for hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders have most commonly used one of three technologies: magneto-strictive (MLDTs), variable resistance (pots), and variable inductance (LVITs) ...

Distinguishing between pressure sensors can be challenging. The widespread use of synonymous terminologies like transducer, sensor, and transmitter only compounds the issue and makes pressure sensor ...

Monitoring the level of liquid can be accomplished through the use of a pressure transducer. The density of the liquid and its height create pressure on the diaphragm of the pressure transducer to ...