The center has broad research experience, the following topics are areas of proficiency and particular interest.
Advanced engine combustion
Advanced combustion engines have the potential to simultaneously increase efficiency and reduce criteria pollutants. Low NOx emissions are achieved by avoiding near stoichiometric regions or by using high levels of dilution and low soot emissions are achieved by using high levels of pre-combustion mixing. Efficiency is increased by reducing heat transfer losses using dilute combustion…
Combustion diagnostics and sensor development
Research on combustion diagnostics and sensor development is focused on a wide range of techniques to study combustion processes in-cylinder, as well as, in related systems such as engine aftertreatment systems. Diagnostic techniques include 2-D, line-of-sight, and point measurement techniques with measuring frequencies ranging from a few Hz up to 1 MHz. Diagnostics utilize pulsed…
Emissions and aftertreatment
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Fuels
Properties of the fuel utilized in an IC engine, both chemical and physical, can strongly impact engine operation and performance. In particular, the reactivity of the fuel, often characterized by research and motored octane numbers or cetane number, can limit the range of operation or ability to obtain stable combustion. The detailed fuel chemical composition…
Powertrain optimization
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Simulation development
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Sprays
The physics associated with fuel injection encompasses the dynamics of two-phase flows, thermal processes related to vaporization, turbulence in both liquid and gas phases, fuel-air mixing, and finally, combustion. With respects to active/current areas of spray research, the ERC is utilizing high-fidelity simulations to provide an unprecedented and detailed view of the spray formation process…