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EPSRC Reference:	GR/K52928/01
Title:	OPTIMISATION OF COMBUSTION IN A LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE USING HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION
Principal Investigator:	Arcoumanis, Professor C
Other Investigators:	Whitelaw, Dr J
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Project Partners:	Ford Motor Co Lucas EUI Systems
Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Organisation:	Imperial College London
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 September 1995	Ends:	31 August 1998	Value (£):	198,735
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Combustion
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Transport Systems and Vehicles
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The flow, spray development, temperature, soot distribution and exhaust emissions will be investigated in a Ricardo Hydra engine, based on the 2.5L DI Ford light-duty diesel, which will be modified to incorporate first a two-valve head with a high pressure unit injector and then a four-valve head with a high pressure pump-pipe-nozzle system. The use of a piston-bowl of novel design for good optical access will allow application of laser Doppler and phase Doppler velocimeters, two-colour pyrometry and laser-induced incandescence, a technique which will be developed in this programme for quantifying the planar distirbution of the soot volume fraction during and after fuel injection as a function of swirl ratio, load and engine speed.
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