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Reference Number EP/I035498/1
Title The Effects of Multiple Spark Discharges and Future Fuels during Hybrid SI-CAI Combustion
Status Completed
Energy Categories Energy Efficiency(Transport) 25%;
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen end uses (incl. combustion; excl. fuel cells)) 25%;
Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Oil and gas combustion) 25%;
Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Production of transport biofuels (incl. Production from wastes)) 25%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Prof A Cairns
Faculty of Engineering
University of Nottingham
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 October 2011
End Date 31 December 2012
Duration 15 months
Total Grant Value £99,643
Industrial Sectors Mechanical engineering
Region East Midlands
Programme Energy : Engineering
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Prof A Cairns , Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , BP Global Fuels Technology
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Abstract This study is aimed at understanding the effects of multiple spark discharges on spark-assisted Controlled Auto Ignition when used together with future renewable fuels. The general aim of the work is to overcome some of the control issues of CAI and potentially further widen the CAI operating map so as to allow practical use on future automotive spark ignition engines (used either alone or within an electric hybrid powertrain). The project will involve fundamental study of such combustion modes in both optical and thermal research engines using combinations of gasoline, hydrogen, ethanol and butanol fuels
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