MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT opts for LMS simulation technology to develop its ground-breaking variable compression ratio (VCR) engine

Leuven, Belgium – LMS announced today that MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT has chosen LMS simulation technology to design its MCE-5 engine block prototype. MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT is a worldwide leader in variable compression ratio (VCR) technology, which reduces fuel consumption of gasoline engines while conforming to stringent emission standards and automotive market demands. The LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim solution helps MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT to create a detailed engine simulation model to better understand and optimize the hydraulic actuation system design, which controls the compression ratio.

The MCE-5 VCR engine block is intended to replace conventional engine blocks. The LMS Imagine.Lab simulation solution provides MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT with the necessary tools to rapidly model and analyze how design changes influence reliability, durability, and production costs. The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of physical prototypes.

“Indeed, what is crucial for us is to identify and study a VCR mechanism that conforms to VCR engines’ mass production requirements. LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim helps us clarify our project in terms of tangible costs and time saving,” stated Mr. Vianney RABHI, Director of Strategy and Development at MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT.

MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT engineers particularly appreciate LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim because the one-dimensional simulation software is an easy-to-use tool that helps them optimize the model during the early design stages and assess a variety of subsystems in multiple physical domains. The flawless communication between component libraries and accurate modeling of physical phenomena makes it possible to design the MCE-5 VCR engine block and its related subsystems on a single platform.

“The LMS Imagine.Lab Internal Combustion Engine Related Hydraulics solution proved to be the best technical choice for MCE-5 because LMS has extensive experience in fluids as is obvious from its robust component libraries. The solution assists both expert and non-expert users in modeling fluids systems from the functional to the detailed model level,” commented Mr. Yves MIEHE, thermo-dynamic simulation engineer at MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT.