| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R08094/01 |
| Title: |
Towards a Fundamental Understanding of the Significant Role of Egr In the Future Emissions Targets of Advanced Diesel Engines |
| Principal Investigator: |
Heikal, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Sch of Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Brighton |
| Scheme: |
JREI |
| Starts: |
28 March 2001 |
Ends: |
27 March 2004 |
Value (£): |
77,589
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Combustion |
Energy Efficiency |
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| Environment |
Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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A comprehensive experimental programme is proposed to enable the fundamental study of the effects of EGR as an effective means by which advanced Diesel combustion systems can best provide the solution to stringent, future engine emissions legislation. Light emission from excited molecular and free radical states induced by a high energy LASER source can be used to provide both quantitative and qualitative data on chemical concentrations and particulate formation in regions developing from the combustion reaction zone and early flame kernel.Studies of fluorescence, incandescence, Rayleigh Light Scattering, soot-based PIV and local fuel concentration with exciplex dopants, will be used to assess the diluent effect of varying percentages of cold and fresh EGR.The role of EGR on both pilot and post fuel injection and the NOX against noise trade-off can thus be best assessed in isolation, or as a collective contribution to the merging technologies of Diesel combustion system after treatment such as SCR etc. The proposed research is both novel and timely, and directly addresses future emissions and fuel consumption concerns.
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http://www.bton.ac.uk |