FY 2012 Progress Report for Advanced Combustion Engine Research and Development

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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Office. — U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20585-0121, December 2012. VII, 396 pTable of ContentsIntroduction Subprogram Overview and StatusProject Highlights Honors and Special Recognitions/Patents Future Project DirectionsCombustion Research Argonne National Laboratory: Fuel Injection and Spray Research Using X-Ray DiagnosticsSandia National Laboratories: Low-Temperature Automotive Diesel CombustionSandia National Laboratories: Heavy-Duty Low-Temperature and Diesel Combustion & Heavy-Duty Combustion Modeling Sandia National Laboratories: Spray Combustion Cross-Cut Engine ResearchOak Ridge National Laboratory: High-Effiiency Clean Combustion in Light-DutyMulti-Cylinder Diesel EnginesSandia National Laboratories: Large Eddy Simulation Applied to Advanced Engine Combustion ResearchLawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Computationally Effiient Modeling of High Effiiency Clean Combustion Engines Sandia National Laboratories: HCCI and Stratifid-Charge CI Engine Combustion ResearchSandia National Laboratories: Automotive HCCI Combustion ResearchOak Ridge National Laboratory: Engine Effiiency Fundamentals – Accelerating PredictiveSimulation of Internal Combustion Engines with High Performance Computing Los Alamos National Laboratory: KIVA DevelopmentLawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Chemical Kinetic Models for HCCI and Diesel Combustion Sandia National Laboratories: Free-Piston Electric Generator (FPEG) Argonne National Laboratory: Spray and Combustion Modeling using High-PerformanceComputing (HPC) Tools Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Stretch Effiiency – Exploiting New Combustion RegimesArgonne National Laboratory: Use of Low Cetane Fuel to Enable Low-Temperature CombustionArgonne National Laboratory: Collaborative Combustion Research with Basic Energy ScienceOak Ridge National Laboratory: Expanding Robust HCCI Operation with Advanced Valve and Fuel Control Technologies Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Cummins-ORNL Combustion CRADA:Characterization and Reduction of Combustion VariationsArgonne National Laboratory: Engine Benchmarking CRADA Annual Report Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Neutron Imaging of Advanced Transportation TechnologiesArgonne National Laboratory: Detailed Assessment of Particulate Characteristics from a Low-Temperature Combustion EngineLawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Improved Solvers for Advanced Combustion Engine SimulationUniversity of Michigan: University Consortium on Effiient and Clean High-Pressure Lean-Burn (HPLB) EnginesUniversity of Wisconsin: Optimization of Advanced Diesel Engine Combustion StrategiesMichigan State University: Flex Fuel Optimized SI and HCCI EngineEmission Control R&DPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: CLEERS Aftertreatment Modeling and AnalysisPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: Enhanced High-Temperature Performance of NOx Reduction Catalyst MaterialsOak Ridge National Laboratory: Emissions Control for Lean Gasoline Engines Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Cummins-ORNL SmartCatalyst CRADA: NOx Control and Measurement Technology for Heavy-Duty Diesel EnginesOak Ridge National Laboratory: Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emission Reduction Simulation (CLEERS): Administrative SupportOak Ridge National Laboratory: Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS): Joint Development of Benchmark KineticsArgonne National Laboratory: Development of Advanced Diesel Particulate Filtration SystemsPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: Combination and Integration of DPF-SCR After TreatmentPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: Deactivation Mechanisms of Base Metal/ZeoliteUrea Selective Catalytic Reduction Materials, and Development of Zeolite-Based Hydrocarbon Adsorber MaterialsPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: Fuel-Neutral Studies of PM Transportation EmissionsPacifi Northwest National Laboratory: Investigation of Mixed Oxide Catalysts for NO OxidationUniversity of Houston: Development of Optimal Catalyst Designs and Operating Strategies for Lean NOx Reduction in Coupled LNT-SCR SystemsUniversity of Connecticut: Three-Dimensional Composite Nanostructures for Lean NOx Emission ControlMichigan Technological University: Experimental Studies for DPF, and SCR Model, Control System, and OBD Development for Engines Using Diesel and Biodiesel FuelsHealth Effects Institute: The Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES)High Effiiency Engine TechnologiesCummins Inc.: Recovery Act: Technology and System Level Demonstration of Highly Effiient and Clean, Diesel Powered Class 8 TrucksDetroit Diesel Corporation: SuperTruck – Improving Transportation Effiiency through integrated Vehicle, Engine, and Powertrain Research; Fiscal Year 2012 Engine ActivitiesNavistar, Inc.: Development and Demonstration of a Fuel-Effiient Class 8 Tractor and Trailer Volvo: SuperTruck Initiative for Maximum Utilized Loading in the United StatesFord Motor Company: Advanced Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) Engine DevelopmentGeneral Motors, LLC: Lean Gasoline System Development for Fuel Effiient Small CarsChrysler Group, LLCL: Recovery Act – A MultiAir/MultiFuel Approach to Enhancing Engine System EffiiencyRobert Bosch LLC: Advanced Combustion Concepts – Enabling Systems and SolutionsCummins Inc.: Cummins Next Generation Tier 2 Bin 2 DieselFilter Sensing Technologies, Inc.: Development of Radio Frequency Diesel Particulate FilterSensor and Controls for Advanced Low-Pressure Drop Systems to Reduce Engine Fuel ConsumptionGeneral Motors, LLC: The Application of High Energy Ignition and Boosting/MixingTechnology to Increase Fuel Economy in Spark Ignition Gasoline Engines by Increasing EGR Dilution CapabilityHigh Effiiency Engine Technologies (Continued)Eaton Innovation Center: Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Waste Heat Recovery Using RootsExpander Organic Rankine Cycle SystemMAHLE Powertain: Next Generation Ultra-Lean Burn PowertrainDelphi: Gasoline Ultra-Effiient Vehicle with Advanced Low-Temperature CombustionFord Motor Company: Advanced Boost System Development For Diesel HCCI ApplicationLos Alamos National Laborator: Robust Nitrogen Oxide/Ammonia Sensors for Vehicle Onboard Emissions ControlOak Ridge National Laboratory: Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) Assessment to EnableHigher Effiiency in Gasoline EnginesSolid State Energy ConversionGentherm Inc.: Gentherm Thermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Project for Passenger VehiclesGeneral Motors LLC: Improving Energy Effiiency by Developing Components for DistributedCooling and Heating Based on Thermal Comfort ModelingGeneral Motors Global Research & Development: Development of Cost-Competitive AdvancedThermoelectric Generators for Direct Conversion of Vehicle Waste Heat into Useful Electrical PowerGMZ Energy: Nanostructured High-Temperature Bulk Thermoelectric Energy Conversion for Effiient Automotive Waste Heat Recovery Virginia Tech: NSF/DOE Thermoelectrics Partnership Project SEEBECK: Saving EnergyEffectively by Engaging in Collaborative Research and Sharing Knowledge Purdue University: NSF/DOE Thermoelectrics Partnership: Purdue – GM Partnership on Thermoelectrics for Automotive Waste Heat RecoveryStanford University: Automotive Thermoelectric Modules with Scalable Thermo- and Electro Mechanical InterfacesStony Brook University: NSF/DOE Thermoelectrics Partnership: Integrated Design and Manufacturing of Cost-Effective and Industrial-Scalable TEG for Vehicle Applications Texas A&M University: NSF/DOE Thermoelectrics Partnership: Inorganic-Organic Hybrid ThermoelectricsUniversity of California, Los Angeles: Integration of Advanced Materials, Interfaces, and Heat Transfer Augmentation Methods for Affordable and Durable Thermoelectric DevicesUniversity of California, Santa Cruz: High Performance Thermoelectric System Based on Zintl Phase Materials with Embedded Nanoparticles Virginia Tech: An Integrated Approach Towards Effiient, Scalable, and Low-CostThermoelectric Waste Heat Recovery Devices for VehiclesUniversity of Texas at Austin: NSF/DOE Thermoelectric Partnership: High-PerformanceThermoelectric Devices Based on Abundant Silicide Materials for Vehicle Waste Heat Recovery ReportAcronyms, Abbreviations and DefiitionsIndex of Primary Contacts