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MIRA - Motor Industry Research

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Last Update To Bluesheet: December 31, 2009

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File Description	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
Subject Coverage	Database Content	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Sources	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Predefined Format Options
Tips	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Rates

File Description [top]

MIRA: Motor Industry Research provides extensive coverage of business and technical developments in the global automotive industry. Broadly corresponding to the two electronic publications "Automobile Abstracts" (AA) and "Automotive Business News" (ABN), the database provides comprehensive bibliographic information, and in the majority of cases, an English language abstract. The database includes news items, features articles and reports on all activities directly related to automobile manufacture and development.

While generally concerning itself with developments in the mainstream automotive industry, MIRA also provides wide coverage of allied fields, notably production materials, fuels and lubricants, and the tire industry.

Tips [top]

USE FILE 81

To search for technical or company/business information on all aspects of the global automotive industry. For comprehensive retrieval consider both British and American spelling.

USE /DE

to search for a subject:

S PASSENGER CAR?/DE

USE SH=

to narrow your search by combining search terms with a section heading:

S PASSENGER(W)CAR? AND SH=GENERAL NEWS

USE RANK

to find additional descriptors:

S COMBUSTION(W)PRODUCT?/DE RANK DE

USE YEAR LIMIT

to limit a search to recent articles:

SELECT S2/2000:2002

Subject Coverage [top]

A wide range of automotive-related subjects are extensively covered by MIRA. Technical topics include:

Components
Fuels and lubricants
Production materials
Production technology
Research and development
Tires
Vehicles new models, product development, engineering

Company and general business news topics include:

Collaborative and joint ventures
Company business and marketing strategies
Company financials
Mergers and acquisitions
Production statistics

Sources [top]

MIRA draws information from a range of over 100 technical and trade journals, technical reports, conference papers, newspapers, press releases and other literature. Both printed and electronic sources are scanned for suitable material in a range of languages.

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	1980 to 2009
File Size:	188,603 records
Update Frequency:	Closed

Database Content [top]

Bibliographic Records

Document Types Indexed [top]

Audiovisual Media
Conferences, Symposia, Meetings
Journal Articles
Press Releases
Books

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
DIALOG Alert Available
Remove Duplicates (RD, ID) Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
AUTO	Automotive Research
ENG	Engineering
MECHENG	Mechanical Engineering
TRANSBUS	Transportation Industry News
TRANSPOR	Transportation

Contact [top]

MIRA: Motor Industry Research is provided by MIRA Ltd. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Automobile Information Centre
Watling Street
Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV10 0TU
United Kingdom

Telephone:	+44 (0) 2476 355 000
Fax:	+44 (0) 2476 355 069
E-Mail:	aic.enquiries@mira.co.uk

Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online.

The following terms and conditions also apply. MIRA Motor Industry Research is copyrighted by MIRA Ltd. Neither the inclusion of information on this database by MIRA Ltd nor the downloading of material from it shall act as or imply the granting of any rights in respect thereof. No part of this database may be reproduced or redistributed in any form without the prior written permission of MIRA Ltd. MIRA Ltd makes no representation and gives no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of any of the information on this database, which you should independently verify before making any technical, commercial, business or any other decision. Neither MIRA Ltd nor it's employees, contractors or agents shall have any liability for any loss or damage, howsoever caused or arising, in connection with the use of any of the information on this database. MIRA Ltd disclaims all responsibility for web sites whose addresses may appear in this database and any such reference shall not constitute or imply approval by MIRA Ltd of such sites or their contents.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE TECHNICAL RECORD [top]


	`DIALOG(R)File 81:MIRA - Motor Industry Research`
	`(c) 2002 MIRA Ltd. All rts. reserv.`

AA=	`175059`
/TI	`A direct injection diesel combustion model for use in transient condition`
	`analysis`
AU=	`CUI Y; DENG K; WU J`
CS=	`Corporate Source: Shanghai Jiaotong University`
JN=,SO=	`Journal of Automobile Engineering`
PD=,PY=,SO=	`October 18, 2001`
SO=	`Page : 995`
SO=	`Supplementary Info: Part D Volume 251 No D9`
SO=	`Collation : (10 p, 14 fig, 26 ref)`

DT=,LA=	`Document Type: JOURNAL Language: ENGLISH`
RT=	`Record Type: ABSTRACT`
ST=	`Supplier Record Type : AA`

/AB	`A phenomenological multizone combustion model is developed for use in the`
	`transient condition analysis of a turbocharged direct injection (DI) diesel`
	`engine. The main processes in the cylinder, such as spray penetration,`
	`droplet evaporation, air-fuel mixing, spray wall interaction, ignition and`
	`fuel combustion, are taken into consideration. In order to predict cylinder`
	`pressure and NOx emission in a wide range of engine speeds, loads and`
	`air-fuel rations under transient conditions, the model has been improved in`
	`many respects, especially in the velocity distribution of fuel spray, zonal`
	`entrainment and the calculation of gas properties and chemical equilibrium`
	`compositions of combustion products including solid carbon. With respect to`
	`the turbocharged engine with a high pressure in the cylinder, the`
	`compression factor is added to the ideal gas equation of state in order to`
	`simulate cylinder pressure accurately. Cylinder pressure, heat release and`
	`NOx emission histories for different operating conditions are calculated`
	`for two types of engines. The agreement between calculated and measured`
	`results is good for wide range of operating conditions. This indicates that`
	`the model has the ability to predict cylinder pressures and NOx emissions`
	`in both steady state and transient operating conditions. (Auth)`

/DE	`Descriptors : COMBUSTION PROCESSES; COMPUTER MODELLING; COMPUTER`
	`SIMULATION; DIESEL ENGINES; DIRECT INJECTION; EMISSIONS`
SH=	`Section Name : Components`
/SJ,SJ=	`Subject Heading : COMBUSTION`

SAMPLE BUSINESS RECORD [top]


	`DIALOG(R)File 81:MIRA - Motor Industry Research`
	`(c) 2002 MIRA Ltd. All rts. reserv.`

AA=	`178292`
/TI	`Next Renault Megane includes pickup, SUV`
AU=	`CIFERRI L`
JN=,SO=	`Automotive News Europe`
PD=,PY=,SO=	`December 3, 2001`
SO=	`Page : 3`
SO=	`Supplementary Info: Vol. 6; No.24`
SO=	`Collation : (1 p)`

DT=,LA=	`Document Type: JOURNAL Language: ENGLISH`
RT=	`Record Type: ABSTRACT`
ST=	`Supplier Record Type : ABN`

/AB	`Renault has revealed information on its next-generation Megane range, which`
	`will comprise six variants, including an all- new SUV. Other variants will`
	`be a pickup, cabriolet, three- and five- door hatchback, four door saloon,`
	`station-wagon and compact minivan. The variants will all be based on a new`
	`platform, the X84. The SUV model will replace the current RX4 based on the`
	`Scenic minivan. Chief designer Patrick Le Quement says the new range will`
	`be bigger all round and full of novel design details, and will be Renault's`
	`'strongest design statement' since the Twingo. The cabriolet version will`
	`have a retractable steel roof and the three- door model will be more a`
	`traditional hatchback than a coupe. The five-door Megane will be launched`
	`at the September 2002 Paris motor show.(JN)`

/DE	`Descriptors : FRANCE; NEW MODELS; PASSENGER CARS; RENAULT; SPORTS`
	`UTILITY VEHICLES`
SH=	`Section Name : General News`
/SJ,SJ=	`Subject Heading : RENAULT`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S ENGINE?(W)SPEED?
/AB	AB	Abstract	Word	S FUEL(W)COMBUSTION/AB
/DE	DE	Descriptor¹	Word & Phrase	S DIRECT(W)INJECT?/DE S DIESEL ENGINE?/DE
/SJ	SJ	Subject Heading²	Word	S COMBUSTION/SJ
/TI	TI	Title	Word	S DIESEL(W)COMBUSTION/TI

¹Also /DF.

²Subject Headings are more narrow than Section Names.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AA=	AA	MIRA Accession Number	Phrase	S AA=175059
AU=	AU	Author	Phrase	S AU=DENG K
None	AZ	DIALOG Accession Number
CS=	CS	Corporate Source	Word & Phrase	S CS=(SHANGHAI(W)UNIVERSITY) S CS=SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
DT=	DT	Document Type	Phrase	S DT=JOURNAL
JN=	JN	Journal Name	Phrase	S JN=JOURNAL OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
LA=	LA	Language	Phrase	S LA=ENGLISH
PD=	PD	Publication Date	Phrase	S PD=20011018
PY=	PY	Publication Year	Phrase	S PY=2001
RT=	RT	Record Type	Phrase	S RT=ABSTRACT
SH=	SH	Section Name	Phrase	S SH=GENERAL NEWS
SJ=	SJ	Subject Heading²	Phrase	S SJ=RENAULT
SO=	SO	Source Information³	Word	S SO=(AUTOMOTIVE(W)NEWS AND VOL(W)6)
ST=	ST	Supplier Record Type	Phrase	S ST=AA
UD=	None	Update	Phrase	S UD=9999

³Search and display include Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pagination, and Publication Date.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
/ABS	Abstract Present	S S2/ABS
/ENG	English-Language Records	S S1/ENG
/NOABS	No Abstract Present	S S3/NOABS
/NONENG	Non-English-language records	S S5/NONENG
/YYYY	Publication Year	S S4/2000:2002

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
AU, CS, JN, PD, PY, TI	SORT S5/ALL/AU SORT S1/ALL/PY/D

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE	RANK DE RANK AU S4

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output.	TYPE S3/AU,TI/1-3 PRINT S1/TI, AB, DE/ALL

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record except Abstract
3	Medium	Bibliographic Citation
4	--	Full Record with Tagged Fields
5	--	Full Record
6	Short	Title and Publication Year
7	Long	Bibliographic Citation and Abstract
8	Free	Title, Indexing, and Publication Year
9	Full	Full Record

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly.	TYPE 1568727/9 DISPLAY 1567071/5 PRINT 1564810/4

Rates [top]

Rates For File: MIRA - Motor Industry Research Association[81]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $7.00
Cost per minute:                   $2.02
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $3.00    $3.00
     3    $3.00    $3.00
     4    $3.50    $3.50
     5    $3.50    $3.50
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $3.00    $3.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $3.50    $3.50
KWIC95    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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