This paper will focus on analysing the air quality on a frequently congested road section in the vicinity of Timisoara, Romania. The placement of the measurement equipment will be made next to a public transport station measuring the extent of different pollutants which affect the well-being of passengers waiting in these stations. The traffic congestion is present due to the unloading from the highway, reduced capacity of only a one lane road and because of the high amount of industrial area workplaces. The results presented will be part of the PhD thesis of the main author.

The research is focusing on analyzing the concentrations of particulate matter (PM) next to a highly congested road section, with 39,900 as a maximum number of vehicles per 24 h, in the vicinity of Timisoara, Romania. Concentrations have been measured in multiple episodes using two different measurement methods, gravimetric and dynamic light scattering, showing a disperse range of PM concentrations. Presence of metal particles in the samples have been analyzed using an electron microscope. Additionally, impact on human health is described by evaluating results for inhalable, thoracic, and alveolar sized particles.

In this scientific report the steps for achieving the energy balance on a test engine Daewoo 1.6 liter in 4 cylinders, with 4 valves per cylinder, its power being77 kW, are presented. The engine was connected to a hydraulic brake during the tests. The energy balance was established, based on measurements applied on the stand test, focusing to determine the lost heat and to conceive a Sankey diagram, accordingly. Two sets of measurements were performed and based on them the heat losses were determined and two Sankey diagrams were depicted. The lost heat through the cooling fluid is determined by measuring the cooling water flow rate and its inlet and outlet temperature. The lost heat through the exhaust gases is determined by the difference between the enthalpy of the exhaust gases and the enthalpy of fresh air. The lost heat due to incomplete chemical combustion is determined by analyzing the composition of the exhaust gases. The measurements are centralized on a graphic user interface, supported by a NI Compact RIO platform.

The purpose of the paper is to highlight the advantages that the automotive industry gains by using hydroforming and hydroperforation processes in automobile manufacturing. In recent years, progress has been made concerning the equipment and tools needed to carry out the hydroforming and hydroperforation processes. As these machines and tools have been perfected and produced on a large scale, becoming cheaper and more cost-effective were main scopes of the development, increasing the mass production, supporting the automotive industry, as well, is another goal. The improvement of the tools used and the equipment determined that these processes have to be extended for a quite large number of components of the vehicle, in the production of large series. A comparative analysis and advantages of the technology are presented regarding the impact on the environment of these processing, hydroforming, and hydroperforation processes, in relation to other traditional processing processes