The Engine Research Center http://www.erc.wisc.edu/
ERC Research Projects Fuel Injection and Sprays Combustion Optimization and Emissions Charge Preparation Internal Combustion Engine Research Exhaust Aftertreatment Controls Diagnostics
Charge preparation Hao Lu Direct Numerical Simulations and LES Modeling of Rotating Turbulence Chan-Hee Son Assessment of In Cylinder Turbulence Models Diego Arias Carburetor Model Development Nathan Haugle Residual Gas Effects on Combustion and Emissions of a Utility Engine Laura Kranendonk Wavelength-Agile Absorption Measurements of Gas Temperature and Composition in HCCI Engines Ryan Michael Rudnitzki Spray Visualization of Gasoline Fuel Injectors
Fuel Injection and Sprays Neerav Abani Spray Model Development for Advanced Diesel Engines Wei Liu Direct Numerical Simulations of Low Mach Number Turbulence and Sprays Achuth Munnannur Modeling Vaporization of Multicomponent Fuels in High Pressure Environments Wei Ning Development of a "Next-Generation Spray Model" For Direct Injection Automotive Diesel Engines that considers Unstable Wave Growth Processes that lead to Spray Formation Thomas Edward Briggs A Study of Dense Spray Regions in Diesel Sprays using Optical and X-Ray Spray Imaging Amaury Malave Diesel Spray Imaging using X-Rays Paul Loeper Evaluating the Potential of Micro-Hole Nozzles to Achieve Clean Diesel Combustion Prakash Prashanth Ravi Fabrication and Testing of Micro- Machined 3D Nozzles for Diesel Fuel Injection Bo Yang Diesel Spray Impingement Measurements Tanet Aroonsrisopon Investigation of the Effects of Charge Inhomogeneities on Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Combustion Characteristics
Combustion Optimization and Emissions Michael Bergin Modeling Large Bore (Locomotive) Diesel Engine Combustion Processes Caroline Dougan Optimization of Piston Geometry and Fuel Spray Characteristics for the Reduction of Emissions and Fuel Consumption in a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Bing Hu LES Combustion and Spray Modeling for IC Engines Yi Liu Use of Multidimensional Modeling to Optimize Fuel Injection Strategies for Emissions Reductions in HSDI Diesel Engines Satbir Singh Experimental and Computational Investigation of Low Temperature Diesel Engine Combustion Laine Stager Modeling the Effect of Piston Geometry on HSDI Diesel Engine Performance and Emissions Rahul Jhavar Investigating the Impact of Mixing on HCCI using RANS and LES Techniques Chulhwa Jung Modeling of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Combustion Processes Yong Sun Development and Application of Engine CFD Models to Diesel Engine Performance Optimization via Fuel Injection Rate Control Long Liang Modeling Stratified Charge Gasoline Engine Combustion using Level Set Methods with Detailed Chemistry
Combustion Optimization and Emissions Sangsuk Lee Investigation of Spray Targeting and PCI Combustion in HSDI Diesel Engines Ben Druecke Irreversibly Analyses of Different Engine Combustion Processes Victor Salazar Investigation of Hydrocarbon Emission Mechanisms in a Utility Engine Eric Schroeder Investigation of Common Rail Injection Characteristics on the Detailed Chemical Characteristics of a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Ryan Nevin HCCI Control using Variable Valve Actuation (VVA) in a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Patrick Thomas Experimental Diesel HCCI Combustion Optimization using Variable Geometry Sprays Eric Weninger Experimental Diesel HCCI Combustion Optimization using Fumigation of the Intake Air with Diesel Fuel Richard Opat Development of a New Diesel HCCI Laboratory Hyungsuk Kang Strategies for Changing Combustion Regimes: Investigation of Transient Emissions in a Four Cylinder HSDI Diesel Engine Mark Schrewe Investigation of Light-Load HCCI Combustion John Waldman Exploring High Speed Direction Injection Engine Operation as a Means of Extending the HCCI Operating Range Sean Younger Investigation of Light-Load HCCI Combustion Randy Herold Measurements and Characterization of Gasoline HCCI Combustion Angelo Paolo Chialva Analysis of Intake Charge Temperature Stratification and EGR Unmixedness Effects on HCCI Combustion in a Gasoline HCCI Single Cylinder Engine
Exhaust Aftertreatment Andrea Strzelec Diesel Exhaust Aftertreatment Model Development Stephen England System Simulation of Diesel Aftertreatment Devices Matthew Bohm Fundamental Performance of Four Way Catalytic NOx-Particulate Traps for Different Engine Operating Conditions Ekathai Wirojsakunchai Investigation of the Impact of Diesel Exhaust and Particulate Composition on the Regeneration Processes of DPF's and DPNR
Diagnostics and Controls Natalie Bednar Pointwise Optical Sensing by Two-Photon Absorption in Xenon Gas Matt Borden Tomographic Imaging of Fuel Sprays using Wavelength-Agile Sensors Drew Caswell Multispectral, Multi-Line-of-Sight Combustion Measurements Chris Hagen Mid-Infrared Wavelength-Agile Sources for Trace- Gas Sensing in Combustion Amanda Pertzborn Spectrally Resolved Rayleigh Scattering for Monitoring the Temperature and Pressure of Dense Gases Timothy Pfeifer Engine Piston Temperature Measurement for Thermal Loading using a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Embedded into the Piston Surface Jon Filipa Wavelength-Agile Absorption Spectroscopy Applied in Gas Turbine Engines Kushal Narayanaswamy DI-HCCI Engine Control System Development using Engine Simulation Codes