Dr. Ming Zheng

Dr Ming Zheng, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Clean Diesel Engine Technology, Ph.D. (Calgary), P.Eng., M.Sc. (Tsinghua), B. Eng. (Transport Tech.)

Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering
The University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, Ontario
Canada  N9B 3P4
Phone: (519)253-3000 Ext. 2636
Fax:      (519)973-7007
E-mail:  mzheng@uwindsor.ca

Contact Information

Research Areas

Projects

Publications

Patents

Research Group

Teaching Activities

Clean Diesel Engine Laboratory

Open Positions for Graduate Students and Research Associates

Links

Areas of Expertise

Diesel Emission Control, Active Exhaust Aftertreatment, Combustion, Alternative Fuel Engines, Thermal/Fluid Systems, IC Engine Modeling, Emission Measurements.

 

Clean Diesel Engine Research Laboratory

The Clean Diesel Engine Laboratory also known as Clean Diesel Research Laboratory or Clean Diesel Technology  Laboratory,  is located at the Centre for Automotive Research and Education (CARE) building of University of Windsor. The clean diesel research group was formed in 2003 with Dr. Zheng's award of the Canada Research Chair in Clean Diesel Technologies. Advanced clean diesel technologies have been developed from the lab.  The state-of-the-art research facilities have been used for both research, research training, and undergraduate teaching. (Click the picture for details)

Clean Diesel Research Group

Current Graduate Students

Han, Xiaoye

PhD student since May 2008, research topic: "VVT Investigations in Diesel Low Temperature Combustion".

Jeftic, Marko

MSc student since January 2009, research topic "Diesel Lean NOx Trap and Active Flow Aftertreatment".

Kelly, Chris (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong)

MSc student since Sept 2009-, research topic " TDB ".

Lin, Fangfang (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen)

PhD student since January 2009, research topic "Diesel Low Temperature Combustion and Fuel Property".

Xie, Kelvin (Co-supervised with Dr. G. T. Reader)

MSc student since September 2009, research topic: "Detailed Diesel Combustion and Emissions".

Gao, Tongyang (Co-supervised with Dr. G.T. Reader)

MSc student since September 2009, research topic: TDB.

Zhang, Xiaoxi (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen)

MSc student since September 2009, research topic: HEV setup and Simulation

Mendoza, Arturo (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong)

MSc student since January 2010, research topic: Exhaust Pressure Wave Analysis.

Divekar, Prasad (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen)

PhD student since September 2010, research topic: TDB.

Deng, Edward (Co-supervised with Dr. Jonathon Wu)

MSc student since January 2010, research topic: TDB.

Fountaine, Tony  (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong)

MSc student since May 2011-present, research topic "Diesel Engine Real-time controller".

 

Research Assistants

2008-2009: Michael Barkey, Kelvin Xie, Clemens Griebel, Qiaochu Han, Mario Mercado

2007-2008: Martin Kobbler, Mohammad Pournazeri, Sharon Gu, Qiaochu Han

2004-2006: William Bombardier, Anirban Guha, Yanhe Li, Antony Wilchiwsky, Kristopher Smith

2003-2005: Jun Zuo, Kenji Tani

 

Post-doctoral Fellow /Research Fellow/Research Scientist

Dr. Asad, Usman

Diesel Combustion Control

October 2010 - present

Dr. Yu, Shui (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen)

Diesel Homogenization and Spark Energizer Measurement

June 2009- present

Dr. Meng, Zhongwei (Co-supervised with Dr. Xu)

Diagnostics and Control of Active DPF Regeneration

July 2009- present

Dr. Kumar, Raj

Studies of Diluted Combustion in Diesel Engines

August 2008- December 2009

Dr. Meiping Wang

November 2005 to present

Emission and After-treatment

Dr. Guochang Zhao

June 2005 to June 2006

LNT and DPF Modelling

Dr. Bo Yang

June 2006 to June 2007

Diesel Fuel Mixing

 

Former Graduate Students

 Tayler, Kirk, (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong)

MSc student, 2008-2011, Thesis title: Real-time Close-loop Fuel Control for a Single-cylinder DI Diesel Engine

 Sobh, Ahmed, (Co-supervised with Dr. Jimi Tjong)

MSc student, 2008-2011, Thesis title: The Aspects of Fouling on the Performance of Diesel Exhaust Gas Recirculation Coolers

Asad, Usman (Co-supervised with Dr. David Ting)

PhD student since 2006-2009, Thesis Title " Advanced Diagnostic, Control and Testing of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion"

Rajaei, Nazila (Co-supervised with Dr. Xiang Chen)

MSc student since September 2008, research topic: "Adaptive EGR Valve Control".

Kumar, Raj (Co-supervised with Dr. G.T. Reader)

PhD student 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".

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Current Research Areas

  • Premixed Diesel Combustion
- Low temperature combustion with high levels of EGR
- Diesel HCCI
- On-the-fly combustion control
  • Active Flow Control Aftertreatment
- Flow reversal, parallel flow, flow stagnation
- Active flow control valve innovation
- Real-time control algorithm and controller
  • Modeling, Diagnosis, and Dynamometer tests 
  • Biofuel and Biodiesel engine tests

 
 

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Current Projects

  1. Common-rail Diesel Engine project with Ford.
  2. Advanced engine development and Variable Valve Timing (VVT) research with Navistar.
  3. Active flow control after-treatment with EcoCing and others.
  4. Biofuel and Biodiesel fuel compatibility studies.
  5. AUTO21, "Flexible Operation of HCCI Combustion using Intelligent Control";"2nd Generation Biofuels for Sustainable Transportation".
  6. NSERC, "After-treatment Thermal management studies"; "Low Temperature Diesel Combustion Study via Time-resolved Direct Gas Sampling"; "Development of direct fuel injection technology based on piezo-ceramic actuation".
  7. CRC/CFI/OIT, "Clean Diesel Engine Laboratory for Active Control After-treatments and HCCI Enabling Technologies Investigation of Exhaust Transient Catalytic Activity by Temperature Sensing".
  8. Forward/backward in-cylinder combustion control and active flow after-treatment control.
  9. CRC, "Clean Diesel Research in Low Temperature Combustion and Active Flow Aftertreatment".
  10. ORF, Diesel and Diesel-hybrid investigations.

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Selected Publications

 Selected Journals

  1. William de Ojeda, Tytus Bulicz, Xiaoye Han, Ming Zheng, Frederick Cornforth; “Impact of Fuel Properties on Diesel Low Temperature Combustion”, SAE Transactions, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, V120-EJ, Paper 2011-01-0329, 2011, DOI: 10.4271/2011-01-0329, pp1-12.

  2. Asad, U.; Zheng, M.; “Tightened Intake Oxygen Control for Improving Diesel Low Temperature Combustion”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Proc. IMechE Vol. 224), Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Vol. 225 No. 4, 513-530, 2011.

  3. Asad, U.; Zheng, M.; “Efficiency & Stability Improvements of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion through Tightened Intake Oxygen Control”, Selected to SAE Transactions, SAE paper 2010-01-1118, SAE Journal of Engines 3(1): 788-800, 2010.

  4. Zheng, M.; Han, X,; Reader, G.T.; “Empirical Studies of EGR Enabled Diesel Low Temperature Combustion”, J. Automotive Safety and Energy, Vol.1, No.3 pp. 219-228, ISSN 1674-8484, 2010.

  5. Zheng, M.; Asad, U.; Han, X.; Wang, M.; and Reader, G.T.; “Hydrocarbon Impact and NOx Survivability during Diesel Low Temperature Combustion Cycles”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, available online, Vol. 24, No. D2, 2010, pp 271-284.

  6. Zheng, M.; Tan, Y.; Han, X.; Reader, G.T.; Wang, M.; “An Enabling Study of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion via Adaptive Control”, SAE International Journal of Engines, paper 2009-01-0730, 2(1), pp.750-763, 2009.

  7. Asad, U.; Zheng, M.; “Efficacy of EGR and Boost in Single-Injection Enabled Low Temperature Combustion ”, selected to SAE International Journal of Engines, paper  2009-01-1126, 2(1), pp.1085-1097, 2009.

  8. Zheng, M. and Kumar, R.; “Implementation of Multiple-Pulse Injection Strategies to Enhance the Homogeneity for Simultaneous low-NOx and low-soot Diesel Combustion”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 48, No. 9, pp.1829-1841, 2009, available online, doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2009.02.009.

  9. Asad, U.; Zheng, M.; Reader, G.T.; "Energy Efficiency Improvements for a Diesel Engine in Low Temperature Combustion", International Journal of Energy Research,  2009, Vol. 33 (1), pp. 8-28. available online Sept 18 2008, John Wiley and Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/er.146.

  10. Zheng, M.; Banerjee, S.; “Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and Particulate Filter Modeling in Active – Flow Configurations”,  Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 29, Issues 14-15, October 2009, pp. 3021-3035, available on-line.

  11. Zheng, M.; Kumar, R.; Tan, Y., and Reader, G.T.; “Heat Release Pattern Diagnostics to Improve Diesel Low Temperature Combustion”, SAE International Journal of Fuels & Lubricants, 1(1), V117-4, paper 2008-01-1726, pp.1242-1258, 2008.

  12. Asad, U.; Zheng, M.; Han, X.; Reader, G.T.; Wang, M.; “Fuel Injection Strategies to Improve Emissions and Efficiency of High Compression Ratio Diesel Engines”, SAE International Journal of Engines, 1(1), V117-3, SAE paper 2008-01-2472, pp.1220-1233.

  13. Asad, U. and Zheng, M.; “Fast Heat Release Characterization of Modern Diesel Engines”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 47, Issue 12, December 2008, pp.1688-1700, doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2008.01.009.

  14. Zheng, M.; Mulenga, M.C.; Wang, M.; Reader, G.T.; Tjong, J.; “An Improvement on Low Temperature Combustion in Neat Biodiesel Engine Cycles”, SAE International Journal of Fuels & Lubricants, 1(1),  V117-4, paper 2008-01-1670, pp.1120-1132, 2008.

  15. Zheng, M. and Asad, M.; “Preliminary Energy Efficiency Analyses of Diesel EGR Fuel Reforming with Flow Reversal and Central Fuelling”, SAE Transactions Journal of Fuel & Lubricants, V116-4, SAE 2007-01-4035, p10.

  16. Zheng, M.;  Tan, Y.; Mulenga, M.C.; and Wang, M.; “Thermal Efficiency Analyses of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion Cycles”, SAE Transactions Journal of Fuel & Lubricants, V116-3, SAE 2007-01-4019, p12.

  17. Zheng, M., Mulenga, M.C., Reader, G. T., Wang, M., Ting, D. S-K., and Tjong, J., “Biodiesel Engine Performance and Emissions in Low Temperature Combustion”, Fuel, Elsevier Press, DOI information: 10.1016/j.fuel.2007.05.039, Vol. 87/6, 2008, pp.714-722.

  18. Liu, B., Hayes, R. E.; Yi, HY.; Mmbaga, J.; Checkel, M.D.; and Zheng, M.; “Three Dimensional Modeling of Methane Ignition in a Reverse Flow Catalytic Converter”, Computers and Chemical Engineering, Volume 31, Issue 4, 16 February 2007, pp. 292-306.

  19. Zheng, M.; Reader, G.T. and Wang, M.; “An Investigation of Active-flow Control on Diesel Engine After-treatment”, Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 24, No. 2, March-April, 2008, pp. 376-383, DOI: 10.2514/1.21462.

  20. Zheng, M.; Reader, G.T.; Wang, D.; Zuo, J.; Kumar, R.; Mulenga, M.C.; Asad, U.;  Ting, D. S-K, and Wang, M.; “A Thermal Response Analysis on the Transient Performance of Active Diesel Aftertreatment”, SAE Transactions, Paper 2005-01-3885, pp 1804-1816, 2005.

  21. Zheng, M.; Dong Wang, and Graham T Reader, "Boundary Layer Enhanced Thermal recuperation for Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration under a Periodic Flow Reversal Operation", SAE Transactions, 2005-01-0951, pp. 384-396, 2005.

  22. Zheng, M. and Reader, G.T.; “Energy-efficiency Analyses of Active-flow aftertreatment Systems for Lean-burn Internal Combustion Engines”, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 45/15-16, 2004, pp. 2473-2493.

  23. Zheng, M., Reader, G.T., and Hawley, G.J.; “Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas Recirculation – a Review on Advanced and Novel Concepts”, Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 45/6,  2004, pp. 883-900.

  24. Zheng, M., Reader, G.T., Wang, D.; Zuo, J.; Wang, M.; Mirosh, E.A.;  Vvan der Lee, A.; Liu, B.; “A Thermal Analysis of Active-flow Control on Diesel Engine Aftertreatment”, Journal of Fuel & Lubricants, SAE Transactions, SP-1900, Paper 2004-01-3020, pp.1951-1963, 2004.

  25. Kumar, R.; Zheng, M.; Reader, G.T.; Ko, S.-J. and Ting, D. S-K.; “Energy Efficiency Analysis of an EGR Fuel-Reformer”, Journal of Fuel & Lubricants, SAE Transactions, Paper 2004-01-2918, pp. 2473-2493, 2004.

  26. B. Liu, R., E. Hayes, M. D. Checkel, M. Zheng and E. Mirosh, “Reverse Flow Catalytic Converter for a Natural Gas/Diesel Dual Fuel Engine”, Chemical Engineering Science, 56-8, pp. 2641-2658, 2001.

  27. Checkel, M. David ; Liu, Benlin ; Hayes, Robert E. ; Zheng, Ming and Mirosh, Edward, “Experimental and Modeling Study of Variable Cycle Time for a Reversing Flow Catalytic Converter for Natural Gas/Diesel Dual Fuel Engines”, SAE 2000 Transactions, Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, V109-4, pp.104-121, paper 2000-01-0213.

  28. N. Sallamie, M. Kazemeini, M. Soltanieh, M.D. Checkel, A. Badakhshan, M. Zheng and E. A. Mirosh, “Catalytic Converter for Reducing Duel Fuel Engine Emissions”, Scientia Iranica, 7(2), pp.75-81, 2000.

  29. Liu, B.; Checkel, M.D.; Hayes, R. E.; Zheng, M. and Mirosh, E.; “Transient Simulation of a Catalytic Converter for a Dual Fuel Engine”, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 78, pp.557-568, June 2000.

  30. Hawley J.G., Reader G.T., Zheng M., Potter I.J., and Fauvel O.R.; “Investigations on Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Breathing Diesel Engines - Results from an International Collaboration Project”, Journal of Underwater Technology, 23, No 3, 1999, 109-121.

  31. Strots, V.O.; Bunimovich, G.A.; Matros, Y. Sh.; Zheng, M.; and Mirosh, E.A.; "Catalytic Converter for Natural Gas Powered Diesel Engines", SAE Transactions, paper 980194, 1998.

  32. Strots, V.O.; Bunimovich, G.A. ; Matros, Y.Sh. ; Zheng, M. and Mirosh, E.A.; “Advanced Catalytic Converter System for Natural Gas Powered Diesel Engines”, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 119(1998) 907 – 912, Elsevier.

  33. I. Potter, G. Reader, C. Bowen, M. Zheng, “Underwater Heat Engines Using Non-Conversional Atmosphere”, SAE paper 971674, SAE Transactions Journal of Engines, 1997.  

  34. Murayama, T., Zheng, M., Chikahisa, T., Oh, Y., Fujiwara, Y., Tosaka, S., Yamashita, M., and Yoshitake, H: “Simultaneous Reductions of Smoke and NOx from a DI Diesel Engine with EGR and Dimethyl Carbonate”, SAE Transactions paper 952518, pp.1-10, October 1995.

  35. Zheng, M. and Reader, G.T., “Preliminary Investigation of Cycle-to-Cycle Variations in a Non-Air-Breathing Diesel Engine”, ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, March, 1995, presented at 1994 ETCE(ASME), New Orleans, LA, USA, January 1994.

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Selected Refereed Conference Proceedings:

  1. Marko Jeftic, Shui Yu, Xiang Chen, Xiaohong Xu, Meiping Wang, and Ming Zheng; “Diesel Active-Flow Aftertreatment Control on a Heated Flow Bench”, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; November 12-18, 2010, 1-10 pp.

  2. Kelvin Xie, Xiaoye Han, Graham T. Reader, Meiping Wang, and Ming Zheng; “Light Hydrocarbon Emissions from Diesel Low Temperature Combustion”, Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; November 12-18, 2010, 1-8pp.

  3. Usamn Asad, Ming Zheng; “Evaluation of Diesel Low Temperature Combustion Fuel-Injection Strategies at Different Engine Loads”, Proceedings of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2010 Fall Technical Conference; Paper ICEF2010-35172, Sept.12-15, 2010, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1-14pp.

  4. Nazila Rajaei, Xiaoye Han, Xiang Chen, and Ming Zheng, “Model Predictive Control of Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve”, SAE Paper 2010-01-0240, SAE 2010 World Congress, April 12-15 2010.

  5. Ming Zheng; Usman Asad; Graham T. Reader; Yuyu Tan; Xiaoye Han; and Meiping Wang; "Prompt Heat Release Analysis to Improve Diesel Low Temperature Combustion", Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, June 2009, Florence, ITALY, Session: HCCI Controls, SAE paper 2009-01-1883.

  6. Ming Zheng; Graham T. Reader; Usman Asad; Yuyu Tan; Xiaoye Han; Kelvin Xie; and Meiping Wang; “An Enabling Study of Diesel Low-Temperature Combustion via Adaptive Control”, 2008 14th Diesel Engine Efficiency and Emission Research Conference (DEER), Detroit, MI, USA; August 11-14 2008.

  7. Ming Zheng; Graham T. Reader; Usman Asad; Yuyu Tan; Meiping Wang; “Adaptive Control to Improve Low Temperature Diesel Engine Combustion”, The 7th COMODIA International Conference on Modeling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine Systems, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, July 28-31, 2008, pp.8.

  8. Ming Zheng; Usman Asad; Graham T Reader; Xiaoye Han; Mohammad Pournazeri; David S-K Ting and Meiping Wang; “Diesel EGR Fuel Reformer Improvement with Flow Reversal and Central Fueling”, 2008 SAE International Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Congress, June 22-25, 2008 at Shanghai, China, 2008-01-1607, pp.10.

  9. Usman Asad and Ming Zheng; “EGR Oxidation and Catalytic Fuel Reforming for Diesel Engines”, Proceedings of the Internal Combustion Engine Division 2008 Spring Technical Conference, Paper ICES2008-1684, April 27-30, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

  10. Ming Zheng, Mwila C. Mulenga, Xiaoye Han, Yuyu Tan, Martin S. Kobler, Suek-Jin Ko and Meiping Wang, Jimi Tjong; “Low Temperature Combustion of Neat Biodiesel Fuel on a Common-rail Diesel Engine”, SAE 2008 World Congress, paper 2008-01-1396, pp.15.

  11. Usman, Asad and Ming Zheng, “Real-tine Heat release Analysis for Model-based Control of Diesel Combustion”, SAE 2008 World Congress, SP2159, paper 2008-01-1000, pp.18.

  12. Raj, Kumar, Yuyu Tan, Ming Zheng, “Fuel Efficiency Improvements of Low Temperature Combustion Diesel Engines”, SAE 2008 World Congress, paper 2008-01-0841, pp.14.

  13. Zheng, M. Tan, Y. Reader, G. T. Wang, M.; "Adaptive Combustion Control to Improve Diesel HCCI Cycle Fuel Efficiency", Proceedings of the Internal Combustion Engine Division, ASME International, 2007 Fall Technical Conference, October 14-17, 2007, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, paper # ICEF2007-1630, pp. 10.

  14. Zheng, M., Banerjee, S., Xu, X., Asad, U., Han, X., Wang, M., Reader, G. T.; "Energy Efficiency Improvement of Diesel Aftertreatment with Flow Reversal and Central Fuelling", Proceedings of the Internal Combustion Engine Division, ASME International, 2007 Fall Technical Conference, 2007 Fall Technical Conference, October 14-17, 2007, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, paper # ICEF2007-1631, pp. 13.

  15. Ming Zheng, Graham G Reader, Jimi Tjong, Kumar Raj, and Meiping Wang, “An Investigation of EGR Treatment on the Emission and Operating Characteristics of Modern Diesel Engines”, SAE 2007 World Congress, paper 2007-01-1083, SP2090, 2007.

  16. Usman Asad, Siddhartha Banerjee, Graham T. Reader, Meiping Wang, Ming Zheng, “Energy Efficiency Analysis between In-cylinder and External Supplemental Fuel Strategies”, SAE 2007 World Congress, paper 2007-01-1125.

  17. Ming Zheng, Mwila C. Mulenga, Graham T. Reader, and Meiping Wang, “Neat Biodiesel Fuel Engine Tests and Preliminary Modelling”, SAE 2007 World Congress, paper 2007-01-0616, SP2067, 2007.

  18. Raj Kumar, Ming Zheng, Usman Asad and Graham T. Reader, “Heat Release Based Adaptive Control to Improve Low Temperature Diesel Engine Combustion”, SAE 2007 World Congress, paper 2007-01-0771, SP2087, 2007.

  19. Graham T. Reader, Siddhartha Banerjee, Meiping Wang, and Ming Zheng; “Energy Efficiency Analysis of Active-flow Operations in Diesel Engine Aftertreatment”, SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems conference and Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Oct. 16-19 2006, Paper 2006-01-3286, 2006.

  20. Ming Zheng, Mwila C. Mulenga, Graham T. Reader, Meiping Wang, and David S-K. Ting; “Influence of Biodiesel Fuel on Diesel Engine Performance and Emissions in Low Temperature Combustion”, SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems conference and Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Oct. 16-19 2006, Paper 2006-01-3281.

  21. Ming Zheng, Graham T. Reader, Raj Kumar; “Adaptive Fuel Injection Tests to Extend EGR Limits on Diesel Engines”, SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems conference and Exhibition, Paper 2006-01-3426, Toronto, ON, Oct. 16-19 2006.

  22. Ming Zheng, Usman Asad, Graham T. Reader, and David S-K. Ting; “A Preliminary Thermal Response Analysis of Exhaust Pipe Plenums for Diesel Aftertreatment Improvements”, SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems conference and Exhibition, Paper 2006-01-3310, Toronto, ON, Oct. 16-19 2006.

  23. Zheng, Ming; Reader, Graham T.; “Adaptive Control to Improve Low Temperature Diesel Engine Combustion”, 2006 12th Diesel Engine Emission Reduction Conference (DEER), Oral presentation, Detroit, MI, USA; August 20-24 2006.

  24. Ming Zheng, Dong Wang, Graham T Reader, Meiping Wang, “Empirical and Theoretical Investigations of Active-flow Control on Diesel Engine After-treatment”, SAE 2006 World Congress, Paper 2006-01-0465.

  25. Raj Kumar, Ming Zheng, Graham T Reader; Proceedings of ICEF05, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2005 Fall Technical Conference, ICEF 2005-1212, September 11-14th, 2005, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

  26. Usman Asad, Ming Zheng, David S-K. Ting, Graham T. Reader; “Effect of Internal Exhaust Gas Recycling on N-Heptane HCCI Combustion”, Proceedings of ICEF05, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2005 Fall Technical Conference, ICEF2005-1245, September 11-14th, 2005, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

  27. M Zheng, GT Reader, and M Wang , “An Investigation of Active-flow Control on Diesel Engine After-treatment”, International Symposium on EcoTopia Science, Nagoya, Japan 2005, paper S-2-1.

  28. Ming Zheng, Yue Wu, Guochang Zhao, Graham T. Reader, "Transient Temperature Estimation for Active-flow After-treatment Control", ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2005 Spring Technical Conference Proceedings of ICES2005-1083, November 23, 2004, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 5-7, 2005.

  29. D. Wang, M. Wang, G. Reader, M. Zheng, “A Numerical Study on Uncontrolled Regeneration Processes in Diesel Particulate Filters”, Proceedings of ICEF04, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2004 Fall Technical Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, October 24-27, 2004.

  30. Raj Kumor, Graham T. Reader, and Ming Zheng, “A Preliminary Study of Ignition Consistency and Heat Release Analysis for a Common-Rail Diesel Engine”, SAE-2004-01-0932.

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Patents

  1. United States Patent 7398645, “Reversing Flow Catalytic Converter for Internal Combustion Engines”, Inventors: Ming Zheng; Edward Mirosh and Graham T Reader, issued July 15, 2008..

  2. Canada Patent Application File PCT/CA2006/000847, “A Further Improved Reversing Flow Catalytic Converter for Internal Combustion Engines”, Inventors: Ming Zheng, Edward A Mirosh, and Graham T Reader; August, 2006.

  3. United States Patent US6148613, “Reversing flow catalytic converter for internal combustion engine”, Inventors: Gerhard Klopp, Edward Mirosh, Ming Zheng, 2001.

  4. Japanese Patent JP2001-336418A, “Catalyser”, Inventors: Hiraoka Toshihiko, Ishida Akio, Ming Zheng, 2001.

 

 
   

 
   

Opening for Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Research Associates

in Advanced Clean Diesel Technologies and Industrial Projects

(Applicants for NSERC Scholarships, Postdoctoral Fellowships are welcome.)

M. Sc.

  • Biofuel tests and analysis, Diesel after-treatment tests and modeling.

Ph.D.

  • Low temperature combustion, HCCI, forward/backward combustion control, HAV-VVT research,  in-cylinder sampling, biofuel research, after-treatment control and modeling.

Postdoctoral Research Fellows:

  • Advanced combustion engine tests, combustion diagnostics, modeling, and control, IC engine aftertreatment.