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Engine Research Center
Engine Experiments
Recent experiments at ERC’s facilities and on-going collaborations allow engine combustion and emissions studies during motoring, skip-firing and firing conditions in spark ignited, compression ignition and homogeneous charge compression ignition conditions using gaseous and liquid, conventional and alternative fuels.
Charge preparation
Fuel Injection and Sprays
Combustion Optimization and Emissions
Exhaust Aftertreatment
Research projects develop a system approach for the understanding of charge preparation, fuel injection and sprays, combustion optimization and emissions and exhaust aftertreatment in close support to complementing modeling projects
Studies of air-fuel distributions, mixing and in-homogeneities, effects of spray targeting on pistons, wall impingement, heat transfer, combustion efficiency and exhaust emissions |
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Studies of intake valve actuation for combustion phasing, variable spray geometries for fuel and air mixing and spray fumigation |
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Characterization and techniques for achieving homogeneous charge compression ignition for reduced emissions |
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Transient control strategies for variable engine speed/loads and different combustion regimes |
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Mechanisms of pollutant formation and destruction and extension of combustion limits for application of aftertreatment systems |
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Characteristics of soot emissions and the regeneration of diesel particulate filters |
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