Call for Papers

2008 POWERTRAIN & FLUID SYSTEMS CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS
October 6 - 9
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois, USA

Abstracts of 300 words should be submitted on-line on the SAE website. Upon submission, you will receive an automatic reply with your paper offer number. If you do not receive a paper offer number at that point, please retry on-line submission or email gbrandon@sae.org.

Subjects of interest for the technical program include the following (but are not limited to):

Advanced Power Systems
Hybrid vehicles
Technology and application of fuel Cells
Electric Vehicles
Hydrogen in IC engines
Novel transmission design

Combustion & Fuels
Compression Ignition Combustion
SI Combustion
Low temperature combustion including HCCI
Fuel Injection & Sprays
Multi-dimensional Modeling
Heat Transfer
Cold Start
Diagnostics and measurement techniques
In-Cylinder Diesel Particulates & NOx
CI Performance with Alternative Fuels
SI Performance & Fuel Effects
Alternative & Advanced Fuels

Lubricants & Powertrain Systems
New CI and SI Engines & Components
Lubricants & Bearing Systems
NVH
Supercharging systems
CI & SI Power Cylinder Systems
Small Engine Technology
Materials
Heavy Duty Diesel Lubricants
Nanotechnology & Lubricants
Driveline Lubricants
Lubricant Rheology & Tribology
Passenger Car Engine Oils
Off-Highway & Farm Tractor Lubricants

Exhaust Aftertreatment & Emissions
Aftertreatment Systems
Catalysts
Emissions performance of CI and SI engines
On-board Measurements
Exhaust System Modeling

Control & Calibration
Engine Controls
Vehicle Controls
Optimization techniques
Variable Valve Actuation
On-Board Diagnostics
Vehicle System Models

Deadlines:
Abstracts due to SAE	February 25, 2008
Draft Manuscripts due to Organizers(s)	April 4, 2008
Final Manuscripts due to SAE	July 28, 2008