BEST: Warm me up, my engine is ready!

Place, Dates & Organisers	Other Highlights
Place: Valencia, Spain Dates: 3 April 2015 to 11 April 2015 Season: spring15 Organised by: BEST Group Valencia University: Polytechnic University of Valencia	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 36.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 30 Nov 2014 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Prior knowledge required on subjects such as fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.) Academic complexity: Advanced [Read more] Working time: 30 hours (estimated)

General description

Have you ever wondered how F1 cars can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 1.5 seconds?!

Did you know that a competition engine ingests air at a rate of 0.40kg per second?! That same airflow would inflate 600 party balloons in just one minute!!!

Are you ready to put your sunglasses on and warm your engines up for this experience?!

If youre curious, adventurous, imaginative and eager to accelerate your pace, just jump in because our journey is about to begin!!!

Friendly engines are all around us everyday even if you dont notice them. Thats why now its time to learn all those interesting and unexpected things that are waiting for you. Let yourself be surprised! Learn new things, enjoy yourself, improve your skills, and give us your BEST smile under our shining sun and beach breeze!!! :)

Our awesome motivation will be fueled by delicious paella and sangria in our lovely city, Valencia.

Do not hesitate to apply! Were waiting for you! :D

Academic information

Fields of activity: Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering , Applied Sciences , Automotive Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Industrial Engineering , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Materials Engineering , Mathematics , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Naval Architecture & Engineering , Petroleum Engineering , Physics/Physics Engineering , Power Engineering , Transport Engineering
Content and topics: Classification and parameters of reciprocating engines / Energy losses - Refrigeration and lubrication / Flow renewal - Admission and exhaust / Injection and combustion / Modern advances: Variable Valve Timming (VVT) and Forced Induction.
Learning goals and objectives: Gaining a better knowledge of engines and understanding their application to modern transport vehicles as well as exploring the latest advances on the subject.
Examination type: Group presentation.
Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: Previous studies, motivation letter and answers to questions.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: Youth Hostel
Food during the event: Cooked by organisers. Three meals per day, at least one hot.
Transportation during the event: On foot, public transport and by car (Provided by the organisers)

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

Event website: http://www.bestvalencia.org/spc15/
Event schedule: http://www.bestvalencia.org/spc15/schedule.pdf
Event survival guide: http://www.bestvalencia.org/spc15/survival.pdf