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Ignoring the bigger picture… Let’s look at the basics of decision making and risk management for a moment. The later you decide, the more you know. The earlier you decide, the more time you have to work on implementation. The timing of the decision creates its own reality and consequences. Now, apply this logic to product development. Since implementation takes … Read More

This is a late blog post. I attended and presented at the 2012 Thermal Management Systems Symposium in Scottsdale, AZ on Oct 31st and Nov 1st. It focused on the latest and most pertinent topics in the field of thermal systems technology today. These are my notes on three notable presentations (and my take always), specifically in engine thermal management and related … Read More

I presented at the 2012 SAE World Congress on transient modeling of powertrain components1.  While at Cobo Hall, I also attended and reviewed other papers on Engine Thermal Management and Overall Vehicle performance simulation.  Among many papers and committees I attended, below are three papers which I thought were awesome. Awesome, either because they had surprising counterintuitive conclusions or quantified … Read More