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Assoc. Prof. Alberto Boretti

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Position

Associate Professor, Engineering ( Energy - Transport and Energy - Power Generation)

Qualifications

1978-1984 University of Florence, Florence, Italy: 

  • M. Sc. degree (5 years’ program) in Mechanical Engineering.


1985-1988 University of Florence, Florence, Italy:

  • Ph. D. degree (3 years’ program) in Energy Engineering.


1984 University of Florence, Florence, Italy:

  • P. E. qualification.

 

Discipline

Engineering

Profile

Dr. Boretti is a higher degree qualified (M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. in Energy Engineering) transport and power generation engineer. He has 20 years’ R&D experience in the automotive industry, program and man management competence, strong technical background, teaching ability, proficiency in technical presentation and reporting. He was Mechanical Engineering Professor for 4 years in Italy. He has solid qualifications and research interests in the areas of fluid dynamic, heat transfer and combustion, and a proven ability to teach and to develop research programs. His attention is increasingly focusing on environmental and sustainability issues related to transport, generation of power and cogeneration and the use of alternative fuels. Previous positions covered have been the following:

 

  • 3/2006- 3/2009:
    • Senior Research Fellow and Facility Manager, Mechanical Engineering, University (The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia)

 

  • 9/2005-3/2006:
    • Manager (I. C. Engines),  Automotive Industry (Aprilia, Noale, Italy)

 

  • 1/1990-12/2005:
    • Project and/or Business Unit Manager and Group Leader (I.C. Engines), Automotive Industry (FIAT Research Center, Orbassano, Italy)

 

  • 12/1988-12/1989:
    • Senior Researcher (Electronic Systems), Automotive Industry (FIAT Research Center, Orbassano, Italy)

 

  • 1994-1998:  
    • Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University (University of Modena, Modena, Italy)

 

 

Dr. Boretti was involved in Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) research and development since the latest 80s, working on the engine projects of a major European car manufacturer (FIAT) for both production and racing applications.

For what concerns racing, his experience includes R&D of engines developed not only for cars but also for motorcycles by the most successful racing engine departments, namely Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Aprilia and Ducati. For what concerns production, his experience includes R&D of the first generation UNIJET Diesel injection system that established the Direct Injection Diesel engine as the market leader in Europe, as well as R&D of the second generation UNIJET Diesel injection system and the latest UNIAIR pneumatic valve actuation systems.

Dr. Boretti has also been involved in government sponsored research projects for many years. In the 90s he was the FIAT representative in the JRC (Joint Research Committee) of European car manufacturers (Fiat, Peugeot SA, Renault, Volvo and Volkswagen), European Union and Italian government sponsored research programs on ICEs.

Dr. Boretti has been involved recently in a series of research projects sponsored by the ARC and the Victorian government as well as in consulting projects, on gasoline and alternative fuel engines for cars and trucks. The most part of the latest activity has been devoted to the development of high efficiency, low irreversibility, low pollutant formation gas fuelled engines (hydrogen, methane, propane) using traditional as well as novel main chamber mixture preparation and ignition systems.

The lean burn direct injection jet ignition engine more efficiently and completely burns lean fuel mixtures permitting throttle less load control by quantity of fuel injected and high efficiencies about the 50% mark almost independent of load.

 

Teaching and academic research interests

Automotive, Aerospace and Power generation have been the areas of major concern during the more than 20 years post doctorate activity, with particular emphasis placed on design, research and development of IC engines (especially racing gasoline, but also street car, truck and cogeneration plan engines, fuelled with gasoline, diesel, bio ethanol, bio diesel, CNG, LPG and hydrogen). Attention is now being focused to generally cover environmentally friendly energy conversion devices and sustainability.
Current research interest span from basic fluid dynamic and combustion research, for example turbulence, spray and combustion studies, to applied research for development of energy conversion devices, for example internal combustion engines. These activities are usually carried out by using both computer aided design (CAD), computer aided engineering (from CFD to FEM to general CAE) and experiments (from laser diagnostics to transient engine dynamometers).

Current teaching interests include most of the thermo fluid plus power generation and energy conversion issues, namely teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on subjects including:

 

  1. Internal Combustion Engines
  2. Power train
  3. Vehicle technology
  4. Propulsion
  5. Motor sport
  6. Power Generation
  7. Alternative energy conversion devices
  8. Environment and sustainability
  9. Alternative fuels
  10. Turbo machines
  11. Computational Engineering
  12. Mechanical Design
  13. Computational Fluid Dynamics
  14. Experimental Mechanics
  15. Clean and Alternative Energies
  16. Fluid Mechanics

Lectures given so far for engineering courses include the following:

 

  1. Master -  Fluid dynamics
  2. Bachelor- Measurement systems
  3. Bachelor - Internal combustion engines  
  4. Master  - Power train technologies
  5. Bachelor -  Fundamentals of Engineering (Dynamics)

 

Lectures for engineering courses that will be delivered in 2010 include the following:

 

  1. Bachelor - Fundamentals of Engineering (Dynamics)
  2. Bachelor -  Fluids & Thermofluids
  3. Master - Energy Conversion
  4. Master - Fluid Dynamics

 

Publications

 

Notwithstanding the most part of the work performed during the past 22 years’ of experience in the automotive industry has been finalized to the competitive advancement of engine solutions for production and racing applications with no interest in peer-review publishing and scientific dissemination, Dr. Boretti has been author or co-author of 80 journal and conference papers and invited talks, 20 of them in the last 2 years, the most part of them as main author. SAE papers have successfully completed SAE’s peer review process requiring a minimum of three (3) reviews by industry experts under the supervision of the session organizer.

 

  1. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "A Simple Procedure to Compute Losses in Transonic Turbines Cascades", paper presented at the 30th ASME International Gas Turbine Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, March 1985. ASME P. 85-GT-21. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) 1985, 8p. ISSN: 04021215, CODEN: ASMSA, Publisher: ASME, New York, NY, USA. Also International Journal of Turbo & Jet-Engines, vol.4, nos.1-2, 1987, pages 11-20.
  2. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Development of an Experimental Correlation for Transonic Turbine Flow", paper presented at the 31st ASME International Gas Turbine Conference, Dusseldorf, Germany, June 1986. ASME P. 86-GT-108. Also Journal of Turbomachinery, Volume 109, Issue 2, April 1987, Pages 246-250.  ISSN: 0889504X, CODEN: JOTUE. DOI:10.1115/1.3262092.
  3. A. Boretti et al., "Condotti di scarico di turbine: Problematiche delle metodologie di studio", paper presented at the 41o Congresso Nazionale ATI, Naples, Italy, September 1986.
  4. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Transonic Profile Losses in Turbine Bladings", paper presented at the IMechE International Conference on Turbomachinery, Cambridge, UK, September 1987. IMechE C266/87. I Mech E Conference Publications (Institution of Mechanical Engineers) 1987, Pages 157-166. ISSN: 01440799, ISBN: 0852986300, CODEN: IMEPD, Publisher: Mechanical Engineering Publ Ltd, Bury St. Edmunds, Engl.
  5. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "An Improved Approach for Transonic Flow", paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on air breathing engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, June 1987. ISABE 87-7046.
  6. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Transonic Flow Calculations Through Plane Turbine Cascades Using The Navier-Stokes Equations", paper presented at the NUMETA 87 Conference, Swansea, UK, July 1987. Conference Proceedings.
  7. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Pseudo 3-d Transonic flow in turbine bladings", paper presented at the AIAA/SAE/ASME/ASEE 23rd Joint Propulsion Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June-July 1987. AIAA P.87-2148. SAE, ASME, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference, 23rd, San Diego, CA, June 29-July 2, 1987. 9 p.
  8. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Soluzione delle equazioni del flusso viscoso comprimibili a basso numero di Mach", paper presented at the 2o Congresso Italiano di Meccanica Computazionale AIMETA, Rome, Italy, June 1987.
  9. A. Boretti, F. Martelli et al., "Calcolo del flusso viscoso in schiere di turbina", paper presented at the 42o Congresso Nazionale ATI, Genoa, Italy, September 1987. Conference Proceedings.
  10. A. Boretti, F. Martelli et al., "Risolutori time dependent per schiere di turbina: esperienze al Dipartimento di Energetica di Firenze", paper presented at the 42o Congresso Nazionale ATI, Genoa, Italy, September 1987. Conference Proceedings.
  11. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Accuracy and Efficiency of Time Marching Approach for Combustor Modelling", paper presented at the AGARD Fluid Dynamics Panel Symposium on Validation of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Lisbon, Portugal, May 1988. AGARD Conference Proceedings No.437.
  12. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Valutazione delle perdite nelle schiere di turbina a vapore", paper presented at the Incontro sulle ricerche nel campo delle turbomacchine motrici PFE, Genoa, Italy, May 1988. Conference Proceedings.
  13. A. Boretti et al., "Fluid-dynamic characterisation of cold burner physical models", paper presented at the 13o Convegno Nazionale Sezione Italiana Combustion Institute, Como, Italy, June-July 1988. Conference Proceedings.
  14. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Numerical Modelling of Turbulent Combustion in Premixed Flows", paper presented at the ASME/AIChE 1988 National Heat Transfer Conference, Houston, Texas, USA, July 1988. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD Volume 96, 1988, Pages 87-95. ISSN: 02725673, CODEN: ASMHD, Publisher: Publ by American Soc of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, NY, United States.
  15. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Application of a Fast Pseudo Unsteady Method to Steady Compressible Turbulent Reacting Flows", paper presented at the AIAA/ASME/SIAM/APS First National Fluid Dynamics Congress, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, July 1988. ASME, SIAM, and APS, National Fluid Dynamics Congress, 1st, Cincinnati, OH, July 25-28, 1988, Technical Papers. Part 3 (A88-48776 20-34). Washington, DC, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1988, p. 1436-1442.
  16. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Improvements in Gas Turbine Blade Loss Prediction Methods", paper presented at the 1988 ASME COGEN-TURBO, Montreux, Switzerland, August-September 1988. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute (Publication) IGTI Volume 3, 1988, Pages 285-292. CODEN: AMGIE, Publisher: Publ by American Soc of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, NY, United States.  
  17. Boretti, A.A., "An Explicit Runge-Kutta Method for Turbulent Reacting Flows Calculations", paper presented at the INRIA Third International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Antibes, France, May 1989. Conference Proceedings. Also NASA TM 101944, 1989.http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19890012428_1989012428.pdf  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  18. Boretti, A.A., "Metodiche di studio delle camere di combustione per i generatori di vapore", Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Energy Engineering, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, June 1989.
  19. Boretti, A.A., "Experimental Study of a Two Phase Flow in the Near Field of an Air Blast Atomiser", paper presented at the ASME/ASCE Mechanics Conference Forum on Turbulent Flows 1989, La Jolla, California, USA, July 1989. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED Volume 76, 1989, Pages 101-106. CODEN: FEDSD, Publisher: Publ by American Soc of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, NY, United States.
  20. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Numerical Modelling of Diffusion and Premixed Turbulent Reacting Flows", paper presented at the ASME/AIChE 1989 National Heat Transfer Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, August 1989. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD Volume 106, 1989, Pages 479-486. ISSN: 02725673, CODEN: ASMHD, Publisher: Publ by ASME, New York, NY, United States.
  21. A. Boretti, F. Martelli, "Performance Prediction of Transonic Turbine Cascade with a K-e Turbulence Model", paper presented at the 1989 ASME COGEN-TURBO, Nice, France, August-September 1989. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, International Gas Turbine Institute (Publication) IGTI Volume 4, 1989, Pages 461-467.   CODEN: AMGIE, Publisher: Publ by ASME, New York, NY, United States.
  22. Boretti, A.A., "Transonic Viscous Flows Calculations for a Turbine Cascade with a Two Equation Turbulence Model", NASA TM 101945, 1989.http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19890013236_1989013236.pdf  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  23. Boretti, A.A., "Two-Dimensional Euler and Navier Stokes Time Accurate Simulations of Fan Rotor Flows", NASA TM 102402, 1990.http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19900016632_1990016632.pdf (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  24. Boretti, A.A., "Three-Dimensional Euler Time Accurate Simulations of Fan Rotor/Stator Interaction", NASA TM 102528, 1990.http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19910014811_1991014811.pdf (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  25. A. Boretti et al., "L'impiego dei supercalcolatori in FIAT: la fluidodinamica computazionale", ATA Journal, no.4, April 1991, pages 227-235.
  26. Boretti  A. A.and Bernard, L., "Il supercalcolo in FIAT", invited lecture presented at the  Questioni di supercalcolo,  confronto sui temi dell'informatica avanzata, Villa Gualino, Torino, Italy, November 1991.
  27. A. Boretti et al., "Numerical Modelling of Three-Dimensional Flows within the Cylinder of a 4 Valve Spark Ignition Engine", paper presented at the INRIA/SIAM Fourth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, December 1991. Also ATA Journal, no. 4, April 1993, pages 187-197.
  28. A. Boretti et al., "Numerical Modelling of Three-Dimensional Flows within the Cylinder of a Direct Injection Diesel Engine", paper presented at the INRIA/SIAM Fourth International Conference on Numerical Combustion, St.Petersburg Beach, Florida, USA, December 1991. Also ATA Journal, no. 1/2, January/February 1993, pages 33-40.
  29. A. Boretti et al., "Spark-Ignition Engine Combustion Chamber Design with Three-Dimensional Flow Computations", paper presented at the ATA Third International Conference Innovation and Reliability in Automotive Design and Testing, Florence, Italy, April 1992. Conference Proceedings.
  30. A. Boretti et al., “The use of Computational Fluid Dynamic Based Tools in Engine Design", paper presented at the 2nd Workshop on Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, Emissions and Reliability in Reciprocating Engines, Capri, Italy, September 1992. Conference Proceedings.
  31. A. Boretti et al., "Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Flow through Automotive Catalytic Converters", paper presented at the 3rd Italian/British Workshop on Heat Engines, Florence, Italy, October 1992. Conference Proceedings.
  32. A. Boretti et al., "Three-Dimensional Simulations of the Coolant Flow through internal combustion engines", paper presented at the 3rd Italian/British Workshop on Heat Engines, Florence, Italy, October 1992. Conference Proceedings.
  33. A. Boretti et al., "Advanced Tools for Intake and Exhaust Port Design in Four Valve Spark Ignition Engines", paper presented at the ATA Seminar High Performances Spark Ignition Engines for Passenger Cars, Milan, Italy, November 1992. Conference Proceedings.
  34. A. Boretti et al., "Diesel Engine Combustion Chamber Design with Three Dimensional Flow Computations", paper presented at the IMechE Conference on Combustion in Engines, London, UK, December 1992. Conference Proceedings. IMechE C448/005.
  35. F. Martelli, V. Michelassi, A. Boretti, "Numerical Modelling of Coolant Jet Flow in Turbine Cascades", Revue Francaise de Mecanique no. 1992-04, pages 307-317, 1992. ISSN: 03736601, CODEN: RFMQA.
  36. A. Boretti et al., "Turbulence Effects in Reciprocating Engines", Invited lecture presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Florence, Italy, May 1993. Conference Proceedings.
  37. A. A. Boretti, G. Cantore, E. Mattarelli, "Numerical Correlation of Combustion Evolution and Port and Combustion Chamber Shape in a High Speed, Four Valve Spark Ignition Engine", paper presented at the SAE Motor Sport Engineering Conference and Exposition, Dearborne, Michigan, USA, December 1994. SAE P.942534.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/942534  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  38. A. A. Boretti, M. Borghi, G. Cantore, "Numerical Study of Volumetric Efficiencies in a High Speed, Four Valve, Four Cylinder Spark Ignition Engine”, paper presented at the SAE Motor Sport Engineering Conference and Exposition, Dearborne, Michigan, USA, December 1994. SAE P.942533.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/942533  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  39. Cantore, G., Borghi, M., Mattarelli, E., Bianchi, G.M., Boretti, A.A., Chinni, L. , "Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion in a Four Valve Spark Ignition Engine with CRI/Turbokiva 2.0 Code", paper presented at the ASME-ICED 1995 Spring Technical Conference - Engine Technology Conference, Marietta, Ohio, USA, April 1995. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division (Publication) ICE Volume 23, 1995, Pages 59-70. CODEN: AMEIE, Publisher: ASME, New York, NY, United States.
  40. A. Boretti et al., "Simulazione Numerica del Processo di Combustione in Motori ad Elevate Prestazioni con Codice di calcolo Tridimensionale", paper presented at the Convegno Modena Motori - Automobili e motori hightech, Modena, Italy, May 1995. Conference Proceedings.
  41. A. Boretti et al., "Experimental and Computational Methods for Port Design in High Performance Four Valve Spark Ignition Engines", paper presented at the Convegno Modena Motori - Automobili e motori high-tech, Modena, Italy, May 1995. Conference Proceedings.
  42. A. Boretti et al., “Experimental and Computational Methods for Swirl Port Design in internal combustion engines", paper presented at the ASME-ICED 1995 Fall Technical Conference - New technology Challenges for Future Engines, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, September 1995. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Internal Combustion Engine Division (Publication) ICE Volume 4, 1995, Pages 1-14 .  CODEN: AMEIE, Publisher: ASME, New York, NY, United States.
  43. A. Boretti et al., "Influence of Intake Port Design on Permeability and Rate of Combustion in a Four Valve High Performance Engine", paper presented at the ATA 2nd International Seminar High Performances Spark Ignition Engines for Passenger Cars, Milan, Italy, November 1995. Conference Proceedings.
  44. A. Boretti, "Compressible, Turbulent, Viscous Flow Computations for Blade Aerodynamic and Heat Transfer", paper presented at the ASME IGTI Conference TURBO EXPO '96, Birmingham, UK, June 1996. ASME P.96-GT-178. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) 1996, Pages 10pp.   ISSN: 04021215, CODEN: ASMSA, Publisher: ASME, New York, NY, United States.
  45. A. Boretti et al., "Computational methods for the Fluid Dynamic Optimization of High Performance Engines", paper presented at the 2° Convegno Automobili e motori high-tech, Modena, Italy, May 1996.
  46. A. Boretti, G. Barozzi, "Simulazione Numerica degli Scambi Termici in Schiere di Pale di Turbina", paper presented at the 51° Congresso Nazionale ATI, Udine, Italy, September 1996, Conference Proceedings.
  47. A. A. Boretti, M. Borghi, G. Cantore, E. Mattarelli, "Numerical Optimization of a F1 Engine with variable Intake and Exhaust Geometries and Valve Events", paper presented at the 2nd SAE Motor Sport Engineering Conference and Exposition, Dearborne, Michigan, USA, December 1996. SAE P. 962542. 1996 SAE Transactions, Vol.105, Journal of Engines, Section 3, pages 2490-2497.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/962542 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  48. A. A. Boretti, G. Cantore, E. Mattarelli, F. Preziosi, "Experimental and Computational Analysis of a High Performance Motorcycle Engine", paper presented at the 2nd SAE Motor Sport Engineering Conference and Exposition, Dearborne, Michigan, USA, December 1996. SAE P. 962526.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/962526 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  49. A. Boretti et al., "La modellizzazione numerica del processo di combustione in motori ad accensione comandata", paper presented at the 51° Congresso Nazionale ATI, Udine, Italy, September 1996. Conference Proceedings.
  50. A. Boretti et al., "L’impiego dei coefficienti d’ efflusso nelle simulazioni del ciclo dei motori alternativi a combustione interna”, paper presented at the 3° Convegno Automobili e motori high-tech, Modena, Italy, May 1997.
  51. A. Boretti, F. Villa, “Design of the Fiat Auto Corse ITC 96 Racing Engine: Part I: Valve Lift Profiles and Timings”, paper presented at the 1998 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, February 1998. SAE P.980124. SAE Special Publications Volume 1325, February 1998, Pages 81-90. CODEN: SAESA, Publisher: SAE, Warrendale, PA, United States. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/980124 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  52. A. Boretti, D. Secchi, “Design of the Fiat Auto Corse ITC 96 Racing Engine: Part II: Pipe Lengths and Diameters”, paper presented at the 1998 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, February 1998. SAE P.980125. SAE Special Publications Volume 1325, February 1998, Pages 91-100. CODEN: SAESA, Publisher: SAE, Warrendale, PA, United States.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/980125 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  53. A. Boretti, G. Cantore, “Comparison of V10 and V12 F1 Engines”, paper presented at the 3rd SAE Motor Sport Engineering Conference and Exposition, Dearborne, Michigan, USA, December 1998. SAE P. 983035. 1998 SAE Transactions, Vol.107, Journal of Engines, Section 3, pages 2344-2351.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/983035 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  54. A. Boretti, G. Cantore, E, Mattarelli, “Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of a Diesel Fuel Injection System”, paper presented at the 1999 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March 1999. SAE P.1999-01-0199. 1999 SAE Transactions, Vol.108, Journal of Engines, Section 3, pages 232-242.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/1999-01-0199 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  55. Boretti, A. A. and Cantore, G., “Similarity Rules and Parametric Design of Race Engines”, paper presented at the 2000 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, March 2000. SAE P. 2000-01-0669. 2000 SAE Transactions, Vol.109, Journal of Engines, Section 3, pages 775-787.http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2000-01-0669 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  56. Boretti, A. A., “Parametric Design of FIA F1 Engines”, paper presented at the 2002 SAE Motor sport Engineering Conference & Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 2002. SAE P. 2002-01-3315. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2002-01-3315 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  57. Boretti, A. A., “Parametric Design of FIM WGP Engines”, paper presented at the 2002 SAE Motor sport Engineering Conference & Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, December 2002. SAE P. 2002-01-3317. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2002-01-3317 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  58. A. Boretti, S. H. Jin, G. Zakis, M. J. Brear, W. Attard, H. Watson , H. Carlisle and  W. Bryce, “Experimental and Numerical Study of an Air Assisted Fuel Injector for a D.I.S.I. Engine”, paper presented at the 2007 SAE International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, USA, April 2007. SAE P. 2007-01-1415. Included in SAE book “Direct Injection SI Engine Technology”, Document Number SP-2084,  April 2007. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2007-01-1415 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  59. H. C. Watson, A. Gauci, F. Yousuff, A. Boretti, “Optimizing the Design of the Air Flow Orifice or Restrictor for race Car Applications”, paper presented to the 14th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference, Hollywood, California, USA, August 2007. SAE P.2007-01-3553. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2007-01-3553 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  60. A. Boretti, M. Brear, H. Watson, “Experimental and Numerical Study of a Hydrogen Fuelled I.C. Engine Fitted with the Hydrogen Assisted Jet Ignition System”, Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3 – 7 December 2007, Gold Coast, Australia. Edited by Peter Jacobs, Tim McIntyre, Matthew Cleary, David Buttsworth, David Mee, Rose Clements, Richard Morgan, Charles Lemckert. Published by School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.  ISBN 978-1-864998-94-8.  Printed by the University of Southern Queensland.
  61. Boretti, A.A., Dingli, R., Watson, H.C., Brear, M.J., Voice, G., “Development of a variable geometry turbocharged, throttle less, jet ignited, hydrogen fuelled i.c. engine”, paper presented at the World Hydrogen Energy Congress, Brisbane, Australia, 15-19 June 2008. http://www.whec2008.com/abstract/89.asp (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  62. A. Boretti, M.  Brear, S. Jin, G. Zakis, W.  Attard, H.  Watson, S.  Brewster, W. Bryce, “Experimental and numerical study of a spark ignition engine with air assisted, direct injection”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Volume 222, Number 6 / 2008,  pages  1103-1119.  DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO712, ISSN: 0954-4070 (Print) 2041-2991 (Online). http://journals.pepublishing.com/content/3228630151374x57/fulltext.pdf  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  63. A. A. Boretti, F. Lodi, H. C. Watson, M. J. Brear, R. Dingli, S. H. Jin, G. Voice, F. Will, “Experimental and numerical analysis of engine gas exchange, combustion and heat transfer during warm-up”, paper presented to the 2008 SAE International Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress, Shanghai, China, June 23-25, 2008. SAE P. 2008-01-1653. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2008-01-1653 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  64. Boretti, A.A., Will, F., Watson, H.C., Brear, M.J., Dingli, R., Voice, G. “Comparison of static and dynamic engine models on the transient performance of a passenger vehicle power train”, paper presented to the 2008 FISITA World Automotive Congress, Munich, Germany, September 14-19, 2008. F2008-12-287. http://www.fisita.com/publications/papers?id=6182 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  65. Boretti, A.A., and Watson, H.C., “Comparison of PFI and DI super bike engines”, paper presented to the 2008 SAE Motor sports Engineering Conference, Concord, North Carolina, USA, December 2008. SAE P. 2008-01-2943. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2008-01-2943 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  66. Boretti, A.A., and Watson, H.C., “Changes to FIM-Motogp rules to reduce costs and make racing more directly relevant to road motorcycle development”, paper presented to the 2008 SAE Motor sports Engineering Conference, Concord, North Carolina, USA, December 2008. SAE P. 2008-01-2957. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2008-01-2957 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  67. H. Watson, A. Boretti, P. Chow, and T. Wallis, “Top land crevice and piston deflection effects on combustion in a high speed rotary valve engine”, paper presented to the 2008 SAE Motor sports Engineering Conference, Concord, North Carolina, USA, December 2008.  SAE P. 2008-01-3005. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2008-01-3005 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  68. A. Boretti, H. Watson, ”Numerical study of a turbocharged, jet ignited, cryogenic, port injected, hydrogen engine”, paper presented to the 2009 SAE World Congress, Detroit, Michigan, USA, April 20-23, 2009. SAE P. 2009-01-1425. Included in SAE book “Hydrogen IC Engines, 2009”, ISBN 978-0-7680-2147-9, April 2009. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2009-01-1425 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  69. Alberto A. Boretti, Harry C. Watson, “Enhanced combustion by jet ignition in a turbocharged cryogenic port fuel injected hydrogen engine”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 34, Issue 5, March 2009, Pages 2511-2516. DOI: 10.1016/ j.ijhydene.2008.12.089.
  70. Alberto A. Boretti, Harry C. Watson, “Development of a direct injection high efficiency liquid phase LPG spark ignition engine”, paper presented to the SAE 2009 International Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009. SAE P. 2009-01-1881. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2009-01-1881 (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  71. Alberto A. Boretti, Harry C. Watson, “Development of a direct injection high flexibility CNG/LPG spark ignition engine”, paper presented to the SAE 2009 International Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Florence, Italy, June 15-17, 2009. SAE P. 2009-01-1969. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2009-01-1969  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  72. A. A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, “The lean burn direct-injection jet-ignition turbocharged liquid phase LPG engine”, paper presented to the 15th Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference (APAC-15), Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2009.
  73. A. A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, “The lean burn direct-injection jet-ignition gas engine”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 34, Issue 18, September 2009, Pages 7835-7841. DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.07.022.
  74. A. A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, “The lean burn direct-injection jet-ignition flexi gas fuel LPG/CNG engine”, paper presented  to the 2009 SAE Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA, November 2009. SAE P. 2009-01-2790. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2009-01-2790  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  75. A. A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, A. Tempia, “Computational analysis of the lean burn direct-injection jet-ignition hydrogen engine”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Volume 224, Number 2/2009, pages 261-269. DOI: 10.1243/09544070jauto1278,  ISSN: 0954-4070 (Print) 2041-2991 (Online). http://journals.pepublishing.com/content/k3tm16p000m5r643/fulltext.pdf  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  76. Alberto A. Boretti, “Design of the 690 and 420 touring car racing engines”, SAE Non-conference-specific technical paper 2009. Published by SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, USA. SAE P. 2009-01-1683. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2009-01-1683  (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  77. Alberto A. Boretti, “Key drivers and challenges for environmentally friendly vehicles and industry and research institutions collaboration to develop and promote alternative fuels”, Invited lecture presented at the 4th Environmentally Friendly Vehicles (EFV) Conference, 23rd-24th November 2009, New Delhi, India. http://www.4efv.in/EFV/Session%203_Alternative%20Fuels%20&%20Drives/5%20Prof%20Alberto%20Boretti_Final.pdf (retrieved February 8, 2010)
  78. Alberto A. Boretti, “Modelling auto ignition of hydrogen in a jet ignition pre-chamber”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.114
  79. Alberto A. Boretti, “Advanced Design of Gas Engines”, paper accepted 9-11-2009 for presentation to the FISITA 2010 World Automotive Congress, 30 May - 4 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary. F2010A069. http://www.fisita2010.com/programme/programme/F2010A069 (retrieved May 10, 2010)
  80. Alberto A. Boretti, “Analysis of design of pure ethanol engines”, paper accepted 26-2-2010 for publication in conjunction with the International Powertrains, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting, May 5-7, 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SAE P. 10SFL-0004. http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2010-01-1453 (retrieved May 10, 2010)
  81. Alberto A. Boretti, “Vehicle driving cycle performance of the spark-less DI-JI hydrogen engine”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2010), doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.136.
  82. Alberto Boretti, Ramchandra Paudel and Angelo Tempia, “Experimental and computational analysis of the combustion evolution in direct injection spark controlled jet ignition engines fuelled with gaseous fuels”, paper accepted 5-5-2010 for publication in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering.
  83. Alberto Boretti, “Comparison of fuel economies of high efficiency diesel and hydrogen engines powering a compact car with a flywheel based kinetic energy recovery systems”, paper accepted 7-5-2010 for publication in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  84. Alberto Boretti, Improvements of vehicle fuel economy using mechanical regenerative braking, paper accepted 3-7-2010 for publication in the International Journal of Vehicle Design.
  85. Alberto Boretti, Improvements of Truck Fuel Economy Using Mechanical Regenerative Braking, paper accepted 22-7-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, October 2010, Chicago, IL, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-1980.
    http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2010-01-1980  (retrieved July 22, 2010)
  86. Alberto Boretti, Improvements of Vehicle Fuel Economy Using Mechanical Regenerative Braking, paper accepted 23-7-2010 for publication at presented at SAE 2010 Annual Brake Colloquium And Engineering Display, October 2010, Phoenix, AZ, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-1683.
    http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2010-01-1683   (retrieved July 23, 2010)
  87. Alberto Boretti, Direct injection and spark controlled jet ignition to convert a Diesel truck engine to LPG, paper accepted 27-7-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, October 2010, Chicago, IL, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-1976.
    http://www.sae.org/technical/papers/2010-01-1976  (retrieved July 27, 2010)
  88. Alberto Boretti, Modelling of Engine and Vehicle for a Compact Car with a Flywheel Based Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems and a High Efficiency Small Diesel Engine, paper accepted 14-8-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, October  2010,  San Diego, CA, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-2184.
    http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-2184 (retrieved August 14, 2010).
  89. Alberto Boretti, Performances of a Turbocharged E100 Engine with Direct Injection and Variable Valve Actuation, paper accepted 18-8-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, October  2010,  San Diego, CA, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-2154.
    http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-2154 (retrieved August 18, 2010).
  90. Alberto Boretti, Coupling of A KERS Powertrain and a 4 Litre Gasoline Engine for Improved Fuel Economy in a Full Size Car, paper accepted 21-8-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, October  2010,  San Diego, CA, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-2218.
    http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-2218  (retrieved August 24, 2010).
  91. Alberto Boretti, Use of Variable Valve Actuation to Control the Load in a Direct Injection, Turbocharged, Spark-ignition Engine, paper accepted 24-8-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, October  2010,  San Diego, CA, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-2225.
    http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-2225  (retrieved August 24, 2010).
  92. Alberto Boretti, Coupling of a KERS Power Train and a Downsized 1.2TDI Diesel or a 1.6TDI-JI H2 Engine for Improved Fuel Economies in a Compact Car, paper accepted 24-8-2010 for publication at SAE 2010 Power trains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, October  2010,  San Diego, CA, USA. SAE P. 2010-01-2228.
    http://papers.sae.org/2010-01-2228 (retrieved August 25, 2010).
  93.   Alberto Boretti, Experimental and Computational Analysis of a Transonic Compressor Rotor, 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 December 2010.
  94. Alberto Boretti, Comparison of Spark and Glow Plug Jet Ignition Pre-chambers, 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 December 2010.
  95. Alberto Boretti, RENEWABLE FUELS THE GREEN WAY TO A SUSTAINABLE ROAD TRANSPORT, SAE International ICSM2010 SAE Technical Talk (invited), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30 November 2010. ISBN 978-983-42420-8-0.
  96. Alberto Boretti, ADVANCED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN, SAE International ICSM2010 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1-3 December 2010. ISBN 978-983-42420-8-0.
  97. Alberto Boretti, STOICHIOMETRIC H2ICES WITH WATER INJECTION, paper accepted 30-11-2010 for publication in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
  98. Alberto Boretti, FUEL CYCLE CO2-e TARGETS OF RENEWABLE HYDROGEN AS A REALISTIC TRANSPORTATION FUEL IN AUSTRALIA, paper accepted 15-12-2010 for publication in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

 

Patents

 

  1. Boretti, A. A., Cevolini, A., and Lorea, A., “Axial fan, particularly for motor vehicles for agricultural use”, European Patent Office Publication number 0 493 342 B1. Publication of the grant of the patent April, 12 1995. Bulletin 95/15. Also United States Patent 5221187.
  2.  A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, “Lean burn direct injection jet ignition internal combustion engine”, IP Australia Provisional Patent Application SPEP-11865853 (2009901639) of April 17, 2009.
  3. A. Boretti, H. C. Watson, “Lean burn direct injection jet ignition internal combustion engine without spark plug”, IP Australia Provisional Patent Application 2009901961 (SPEP-11928154) of May 5, 2009.
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