Alexis Raptopoulos

-Ford 2.0lt Duratec Upgrade iVCT variable intake manifold design, validation, quality and integration in the Volvo,Ford and Mazda platform for European, American and Asian market -Feasibility study for Ford 2.0L T-iVCT DI fuel economy upgrade,using direct injection, T-iVCT and 12:1 CR -Work in the Rapid response team for Ford DW10C base engine installed in Ford and Volvo vehicles. -Conversion of a 2.3lt Ford gasoline engine to a S/C Hydrogen ICE and installation into 5 Transit vans (Transport for London)

Lead lubrication system components design from concept through to production, liaising with engine and vehicle system engineers, manufacturing and production engineers, and component suppliers, developing test activities for components and meeting program objectives, timing and targets. Projects worked: Lion V8 4.4lt (F150 truck), Lion V6 (Jaguar/PSA), Puma upgrade 2.2/2.4lt (Transit), Puma Global 2.2, 2.4 and 3.2lt (Transit/Ranger), Lynx 1.8lt (Mondeo/Galaxy), DW10B 1.8lt (Ford Kuga)

Advanced Strength of Materials, Integrity of Structures, Reliability, Design for Manufacturing, Vibrations and Acoustics, Aero and Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Materials Technology, Dynamics of Multi-body Systems

Vehicle dynamics, Chassis engineering, Powertrain engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Mechanical design. Group project: Intake system design and analysis of a restricted Yamaha R6 engine Thesis: Spray visualisation of a piezo injector in an optical direct injection engin