Objective EU environmental policies on local air quality, climate change and sustainability are continually bringing changes to fuel and lubricant products via Fuel Directives. This proposed industry-academia interchange addresses key step changes necessary to reali se EU targets by enabling the use of bio-components and by improving combustion and lubrication efficiency. The optimization of fuel composition (including effective biofuel introduction) is critical for automotive engine and catalyst technologies for the period 2010-2020. Understanding lubricant oxidation behaviour is key to improving engine and machine efficiency. The modeling of oxidation kinetics, the thread that underpins this proposal, is the common scientific fundamental for fuel and lubricant scien ce. Long-term collaborative relationships will be established between Shell Global Solutions, the coordinating host organisation (at their two research sites in Chester and Hamburg) and eight partner universities (Dublin, Eindhoven, Heidelberg, Istanbul, L ulea, Napoli, Stockholm and Thessaloniki). This will link their collective combustion and lubrication scientific knowledge directly with Shell GS' longstanding R and D capability in fuel and lubricant formulation. In the first two years, experienced univer sity researchers will participate in multi-disciplinary R and D projectscarried out at Shell GS. An annual one-week workshop will bring together all the participants (researchers, industrial and university supervisors, and an advisory board), enabling new technical synergies to be established. Industry approaches to the commercialization of knowledge will be conveyed to each university via an annual two-week visit by a senior Shell researcher. To demonstrate commitment to a durable collaboration, Shell GS w ill pay for services equivalent to the cost of the researchers' reintegration year. This will assist the universities in the provision of future research services in this field Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsliquid fuelsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubricationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineeringnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changesengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbiofuels Keywords HCCI NOx reduction auto-ignition catalysts energy efficiency engine deposits friction&wear life-cycle lubricants mathematical modelling particles rheology sensors soot tribology Programme(s) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) MOBILITY-1.3 - Marie Curie Host Fellowships - Transfer of knowledge (TOK) Call for proposal FP6-2002-MOBILITY-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme TOK - Marie Curie actions-Transfer of Knowledge Coordinator SHELL RESEARCH LTD EU contribution No data Address Shell Centre LONDON United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS Greece EU contribution No data Address 6th KM Charilaou-Thermi Road 361 THERMI-THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Sweden EU contribution No data Address Valhallavaegen 79 STOCKHOLM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Türkiye EU contribution No data Address Maslak ISTANBUL See on map Total cost No data RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Germany EU contribution No data Address Seminarstrasse 2 HEIDELBERG See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA CINTHIA - COMPLESSO UNIVERSITARIO DI MONTE SANT' ANGELO NAPLES See on map Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Den Dolech 2 Postbus 513 EINDHOVEN See on map Total cost No data THE PROVOST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution No data Address College Green DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address University Campus, Porsoen LULEAA See on map Total cost No data THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Trinity Lane See on map Total cost No data
