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Clean Diesel Engine Research Laboratory An Essential part of the Centre for High Efficiency Clean Diesel & Hybrid Powertrain Research |
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Dr Zheng and Dr Reader have co-founded the state-of-the-art Clean Diesel Engine Laboratory (CDL) at the University of Windsor. The laboratory has engaged fundamental clean diesel research activities in combustion, diagnostics, and modeling with the support from governments since 2003. The laboratory has further established a number of innovative research projects with significant funds and in-kinds from Ford Motor Company, Navisatr, Imperial Oil, and other worldwide collaborators. Since year 2003, the clean diesel research group has received 7.4 million dollar cash awards and approximately 4 million dollar in-kind contributions from governmental, industrial, and academic institutions. The research targets to improve the diesel combustion efficiency and to reduce the exhaust emissions.
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Clean Diesel Engine Research Laboratory supported by
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The Clean Diesel research group invites qualified applicants for NSERC Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship and Postdoctoral Fellowship related to research themes below. Openings for Graduate students in Master and PhD program in Advanced Clean Diesel Technologies and Industrial Projects
(1) Premixed Diesel Combustion The premixed diesel combustion research focuses on low temperature combustion with high levels of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), Diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI). (2) Active Flow After-treatment. The active flow control after-treatment works on periodic flow reversal, parallel flow, flow stagnation, and flow control valve innovation. Reversal flow concepts, DOC/DPF modeling, thermal response analysis- engine/exhaust plenum. (3) In-cylinder Combustion Research and Emission Control Multi-event injection combustion studies and on-fly adaptive combustion control, HAV VVT research. (4) Biofuels/Biodiesel Compatibility Research and Emission Control (5) Catalytic EGR reforming
The state-of-the-art facilities of Clean Diesel Research Laboratory include integrated 3 modern diesel testing engines in operation with a double-ended motoring engine dynamometer and an eddy current engine dynamometer, to which the comprehensive instrumentations and advanced controls are connected, live via a network of 19 PCs and Laptops, and 3 real-time controllers embedded with FPGA and Can-Bus technology. All the PCs and Laptops are equipped with fast data acquisition and control devices and are interconnected via data socket techniques. Several modern Diesel Engines with high-pressure fuel injection system and common-rail piezo fuel-injection system are available for testing. Time-resolved, high-speed in-cylinder sampling valve has been used in fuel research. A hydraulically-actuated Variable-Valve-Timing system is equipped on a 6-cylinder diesel engine for advanced clean diesel research running in a 1:3-single cylinder mode. Independent intake boost (VGT) pressure control, EGR control, throttling control, and injection control are being used with in-house programs during each engine test. On-line rail pressure, cylinder pressure and injection scheduling/duration and various sensors (over 100 sensors) are all being monitored and data are stored/synchronized during each tests. Diagnostic, Control, and Reporting Facilities Advanced emission analyzer systems (CO/CO2/O2/NOx/HC) including fast response Cambustion analyzers, AVL smoke meter, CAI analyzers, and high temperature/pressure measurement and diagnostics systems; Heated synthetic gas testing benches; EGR and intake boost treatment systems. Clean Diesel Lab’s own custom designed Labview programs for low pressure fuel injection, HCCI enabling program, boost and backpressure automatic control, on-line heat-release analyses, emission monitor, high precision cylinder pressure trace recording program, and emission and performance analysis, data synchronization and reporting etc. In-house software to facilitate/monitor engine performance: On-line heat release analysis program, Data synchronization and reporting tool, Adaptive control Program Active Flow aftertreatment Testing Benches Diesel after-treatments devices, diesel particulate filter, lean NOx Trap and oxidation catalyst can be tested in conventional and active-after-treatment configuration. After-treatment devices include the patented reversal flow valve and canister embedment, external fuel injection implementation, parallel flow and flow stagnation set-ups with adaptive controls. DPF, DOC and Lean NOx traps from major diesel catalyst companies. Active EGR control and EGR stream reforming, fuel-oxidation reforming with active-flow control are embedded in the aftertreatment and intake system. A PC-based fuel injection system has been set-up to produce multiple-pulse injection for common-rail engine and post injection for after-treatment projects. CO/CO2/NOx /O2/HC emission analyzers and an AVL smoke meter have also been commissioned. The 96-channel data-acquisition system is being used for temperature measurements. A real-time controller has been configured and programmed for modeling-based control of common-rail engine and after-treatment devices. CFD tools used: Labview, Wave, Chemkin, GT-Power, Simulink, MATLab, AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, and Star-CD Industrial and contract projects:
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The Clean Diesel research group consists of faculties, graduate students, technicians, and research fellows involving industrial partners. Current Graduate Students Sobh, Ahmed, (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong) MSc student Han, Xiaoye PhD student Rajaei, Nazila (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen) MSc student Jeftic, Marko MSc student Lin, Fangfang (Co-supervised with Dr. X. Chen) PhD student Xie, Kelvin MSc student Gao, Tongyang (Co-supervised with Dr. G.T. Reader) MSc student Zhang, Xiaoxi (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen) MSc student Mendoza, Arturo (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong) MSc student
Former Graduate Students Taylor, Kirk (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong), Thesis Title "Real-time Close-loop Fuel Control for a Single-cylinder DI Diesel Engine" MSc student since 2007-2009, Thesis Title "Advanced Diagnostics, Control and Testing of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion" Asad, Usman (Co-supervised with Dr. David Ting) PhD student since 2006-2009, Thesis Title "Advanced Diagnostics, Control and Testing of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion" Kumar, Raj (Co-supervised with Dr. G.T. Reader) PhD student since 2003-2008, Thesis Title: "Modeling, Control, and Implementation of Enhanced Premixed Combustion in Diesel Engines" Mulenga, M. Clarence (Co-supervised with Dr. David Ting and Dr. Reader) PhD students in 2002-2007, Thesis Title: "Diesel Engine Performance Comparisons of High Temperature and Low Temperature Combustion with Conventional and Biodiesel Fuels" Han, Xiaoye (Co-supervised with Dr. G. T. Reader) MSc student since September 2006-2008, Thesis Title: "Empirical and Modeling for Diesel Low Temperature Combustion" Tan, Yuyu (Co-supervised with Dr. Reader) MSc student in 2005-2007, Thesis Title: "Preliminary Empirical and Modeling Analyses for Model Based Diesel Engine Control" Banerjee , Siddhartha (Co-supervised with Dr. Reader) MSc student in 2005- 2007, Thesis Title: "Thermal Analysis of Active Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration" Ko, Richard S-J (Co-supervised with Dr. Ting) MSc student in 2003-2005, Thesis Title: "Investigation of EGR Reforming", graduated in November 2005 Asad, Usman (Co-supervised with Dr. David Ting) MSc student since Sept 2004-2006,Thesis Title: "Thermal Response Analysis from In-cylinder Combustion to Exhaust Aftertreatment" Wang, Dong (Co-supervised with Dr. Reader) PhD student in September 2003 - 2005, research topic "Optimization of the Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF)" Wu, Sharon Yue (Co-supervised with Dr. Reader) MSc student in 2003-2005, Thesis title: "Aftertreatment Control in Diesel Engines", graduated in June 2005 Zhang, (Lillian) Lihua (Co-supervised with Dr. Iris Xu) MSc student in 2002 - 2006, Thesis title: "Dynamic Modeling of the Thermal Process in Diesel Oxidation Catalytic Converters" Zuccato, Andrew (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong) MSc student in September 2004-2006, Thesis Title "The Development of an Independent Engine Management System" Fountaine, Tony (Co-supervised with Dr. Tjong) MSc student since May 2005-2006, research topic "Diesel Engine Real-time controller"
Research Fellow/Research Scientist Dr. Asad, Usman - Diesel Combustion Control, May 2009- September 2009 Dr. Yu, Shui - Diesel Homogenization and Hybrid Diesel, June 2009- present Dr. Meng, Zhongwei - Diagnostics and Control of Active DPF Regeneration, July 2009- present Dr. Kumar, Raj - Studies of Diluted Combustion in Diesel Engines, August 2008- October 2009 Dr. Meiping Wang - Emission and After-treatment, November 2004 to present, Dr. Guochang Zhao - LNT and DPF Modelling, June 2005 to June 2006, Dr. Bo Yang - Diesel Fuel Mixing, June 2006 to June 2007
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