Thermo- and Fluid Dynamic Processes in Diesel Engines 2

Chapter 1 State-of-the-art and prospective.- Future and Potential of Diesel Injection Systems.-Present and Future of Heavy Duty Engines Strategies for Compliance to the Emission Legislation.- Chapter 2 Injection systems and spray formation.- Nozzle flow and spray characteristics from VCO diesel injector nozzles.- Development of a Transient Hydrogen Jet in a High-Swirl Constant Volume Chamber.- Experimental Validation of a Spray Breakup and Fuel Evaporation Models in High Pressure Ambient Conditions.- Modeling of Two-Phase Flows: An Eulerian Model for Diesel Injection.- Chapter 3 Combustion and Emissions.- Injection Pressure and Orifice Diameter Effects on Soot in DI Diesel Fuel Jets.- The Influence of Swirl and Injection Pressure on Post-Combustion Turbulence in a HSDI Diesel Engine.- Benefits of Water-Fuel Emulsion on Automotive Diesel Exhaust Emissions.- Combustion Development of Euro 4 Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines.- Optimizing the Multiple Injection Settings on a HSDI Diesel Engine.- An Integrated Approach for the Design of Diesel Engine Exhaust Systems to meet Euro 4 and beyond Emissions Legislations.- Chapter 4 Engine Modelling.- Investigation Concerning the Effect of Post Fuel Injection on the Performance and Pollutants of Heavy Duty Diesel Engines Using a Multi-Zone combustion Model.- Development and Application of a Semi-Empirical NOx Model to Various HD Diesel Engines.- CFD for Combustion Chamber Development: Influence of Valve Pockets on the Combustion Process.- Optimization of IC Engine Design for Reduced Emissions Using CFD Modeling.- Analysis of Combustion Chamber Resonance in DI Automotive Diesel Engines.- Chapter 5 New Combustion Concepts.- Effect of Injection Conditions on Penetration and Drop Size of HCCI Diesel Sprays.- Mixture Formation and Combustion Control for Low Emission DI Diesel Combustion with HCCI-Characteristics.- A Study on Combustion Structure of Premixed Compression Ignition Diesel Engines.- Effect of Stratified Rich and High Turbulence Combustion on the Reduction of NOx and Particulate Emissions from a DI Diesel Engine.- Chapter 6 Experimental Techniques.- Optical Techniques for Diesel Spray and Combustion.- Optical Investigation of Injection Strategy and Swirl Number Effects on the Combustion Process in a Small HSDI Diesel Engine.- LIEF Measurement and Calculation Analysis of an Evaporating Spray.- Estimation of Diesel Particulate Emissions from Hydrocarbon Emissions and Smoke Opacity.The papers collected in this volume address all aspects related to thermofluiddynamic processes in diesel engines, from basic studies aiming to obtain a better understanding of the physical processes underlying diesel engine operation, to the real day-to-day problems associated with engine development. The topics covered comprise: Air management, injection systems, spray development and air interaction, combustion and pollutant formation, emission control strategies, and new concepts.The papers collected in this volume address all aspects related to thermofluidynamic processses in Diesel engines, from basic studies aiming to obtain a better understanding of the physical processes underlying diesel engine operation, to the real day-to-day problems associated with engine development. The topics covered comprise: Air management, injection systems, spray development and air interaction, combustion and pollutant formation, emission control strategies, and new concepts.