Guided by our zero vision for climate impact and harmful exhaust emissions in future transportation our research during the present program period 2018-2021 will focus on
- Engine Efficiency
- Engines for Renewable Fuels
- Engines with Ultralow Exhaust Emission
- Engines for Hybrid Vehicles
Research areas AND Ongoing projects
CI and SI combustion
Reducing Heat Transfer in IC Engines
Particle formation in homogeneously charged SI-engines
Low temperature combustion
Combustion and spray modelling and diagnostics
Modelling of lean turbulent burning in SI engines
Modelling support for high performance modelling of Particulate filters
Multi Component Spray-Turbulence Interaction
Optical Methods for Spray and Combustion Diagnostics
Representative Interactive Linear Eddy Model II
Combustion simulation with CFD
Gas exchange and turbocharging
Gas Dynamics of Exhaust Valves
Valve Startegies and Exhaust Pulse Utilization
Engine Optimized Turbine Design
On the impact of non - isothermal and pulsating flow on turbocharger turbine performance
On the Aerodynamically Generated Sound in Centrifugal Compressors
Particle Characterisation in the Gas Exchange System of a DI/SI Engines
Control of Particle Agglomeration with relevance to after-treatment Gas Processes
Experimental analysis of whistle noise in a particla agglomeration pipe
Waste heat recovery
Volumetric Expanders for WHR in HD Trucks
Low- and high-temperature waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines - WP3
Low- and high-temperature waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines -WP4
ICE in hybrid powertrains
Emission aware energy management of hybrid vehicles
EATS modelling towards zero emissions
Renewable fuel combustion
Heavy Duty DISI Gas Exchange Requirements with Renewable Fuels
Future alternative transportation fuels
Combustion control
Publications
Doctoral theses abstracts as well as journal and conference papers can be found at our Library page.
Annual reports
Publication Policy
The SICEC Publication Policy applies to all our publications.