Engine/Emissions Research

The research has focussed on the development and validation of simulation techniques to predict the performance of after-treatment systems for spark ignition and diesel engines. Collaborative research programmes have been undertaken with major OEMs and suppliers. These include:

• Transient dynamometerArvinMeritor
• Corning
• Engelhard
• Ford Motor Company
• Jaguar/Land Rover
• Johnson Matthey

Programmes have also been Government supported through the DTI and EPSRC. Facilities include 150kW EC and 250kW AC dynamometers and a flow laboratory. Emissions equipment includes Horiba gas analysers and a suite of Cambustion fast- response analysers.

The flow laboratory is equipped with a multi- channel hot wire anemometry (HWA) system with automated traverse, a stereo PIV system for full flow field mapping and a two-component LDA/PDA system for the measurement of flow velocity and spray characteristics. Computational fluid dynamic software includes STAR-CD and Ricardo WAVE.

Contact: Prof S F Benjamin: s.benjamin@coventry.ac.uk