The US Department of Energy will grant up to $13million in funding to six cost-shared University Advanced Combustion and Emissions Controls research and development projects.
The research is expected to contribute to the development of high efficiency internal combustion engines in an effort to improve fuel economies by 20- to 40 per cent. It is also hoped to attain 55 per cent brake thermal efficiency in heavy duty engine systems.
The projects selected for the rewards are:
University of Connecticut: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project to develop three-dimensional composite nanostructures for lean nitrogen oxide control.
Michigan Technological University: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project that will develop experimentally validated diesel particulate filter and selective catalytic reduction models to support on-board diagnostics and advanced control systems.
University of Michigan: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project, which will explore new high pressure lean burn combustion. This could lead to 20- to 40 per cent improved fuel economy.
Michigan State University: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project that demonstrates a closed loop combustion controlled engine system.
University of Houston: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project that will develop coupled nitrogen oxide storage and reduction as well as SCR that enables a higher conversion.
University of Wisconsin: Selected for negotiation of an award for a project that will perform research and development on advanced combustion technologies.
