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International Journal of Powertrains

 

Special issue on: "Recent Advances in the Design of Drivetrains and Geared Systems"

Guest Editors:
Professor Patrick Kelly, Ford-Werke GmbH, Germany
Professor Athanassios Mihailidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Dr Stephanos Theodossiades, Loughborough University, UK

Modern industrial needs include increased output power-to-weight ratio, refinement of mechanical and parasitic losses, robustness and improved noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) behaviour. All the elements of drivetrains are being continuously improved to meet the above requirements, whilst new materials and designs are being introduced by engineers. Geared systems transferring torque are also playing a major role in the design of drivetrains.

This Special Issue aims to communicate to colleagues in industry and academe recent advances in the design of the above systems. The objective is to inform the community about methods, analysis, design advances and new materials that contribute to the performance improvement of drivetrains and geared systems. The subsequent benefits are longer product/component life, less energy consumption, reduction in the product development time and economy.

Subject Coverage
The topics of interest include, but are not limited, to the following aspects of machine elements involved in power transmission, drivelines, clutches, gearboxes, differentials etc.:

• Design, analysis, simulation
• Load carrying capacity, lifetime and wear
• Dynamics, vibration and noise
• Materials, heat treatment and coatings
• Tribology and lubrication

Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines page.

Important Dates

Submission of papers: 30th of June, 2012

Completion of first review: 30th of September, 2012 (tentative)

Submission of revised paper: 31st of October, 2012 (tentative)

Completion of final review: 30th of November, 2012 (tentative)

Final manuscript submission: 31st of December, 2012 (tentative)