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DUST-EGR
New International Consortium Study 2009-2010
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Considering the evolution of emissions standards applied to passenger cars and heavy duty engines, cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) appears as one of the most efficient technologies to be employed on Diesel engines to reach more and more stringent NOx emissions levels. However, the durability of the systems used to manage EGR gases is largely depending on the severe fouling that occurs in the EGR circuits.
IFP has decided to launch the new research program "DUST-EGR" to increase the understanding of fouling phenomena occurring in the Exhaust Gas Recirculation systems and to propose technical solutions to reduce deposit formation.
If you are interested to join this consortium, please contact philippe.hadida@ifp.fr
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Diesel Engines and Fuels
OGST Special issue
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Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Revue de l'IFP - Vol. 63 No. 4 (July-August 2008)
This special OGST issue starts with an article summarizing the global energy context, from production (resources: oil and its alternatives) to energy consumption (transport and thermal engines). It then describes the current position of the "Diesel fuel/engine" pair in this context and provides an update on the research themes discussed throughout this issue.
Download the articles free of charge
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Hybrid Industrial Vehicle
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The VITEL (Véhicule Industriel Thermique ELectrique) project coordinated by Renault Trucks with the participation of CNRS, TOTAL and IFP has delivered its final results. This project, developed within the PREDIT framework, had been labeled by the Lyon Urban Truck & Bus competitive cluster.
The purpose of VITEL was to study through simulation the advantage of adapting a hybrid powertrain to a Medium Duty type industrial vehicle intended for urban freight.
The results obtained show that the Euro 6 regulation and the noise emissions reduction are more readily obtained with a spark-ignition engine than with a Diesel engine, the Diesel hybrid however yields the best benefits in terms of CO2. The results obtained with the best adapted spark-ignition engines show an interesting CO2 reduction provided by the hybridization, ranging from 10% to 25% depending on the driving cycle considered. An additional improvement can be obtained when using an alternative fuel, in particular NGV, whose CO2 emissions are approximately 30% lower than those of the Unleaded 95.
New prospects are expected with the design of the hybrid architecture that is best suited to long-term urban applications.
For further information
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 For your agendas
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17th Aachen Colloquium - "Automobile and Engine Technology"
6-8 October 2008 |
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IFP Powertrain Engineering will welcome you on its stand (booth #36) located on the 1st floor of the Congress exhibition area. A HIL demo will show the real-time simulation of a HCCI diesel engine driven by a complete model based control design. Engine control is interfaced with the engine simulator by means of the IFP ECU and the IFP real-time combustion analysis platform. This demo is featuring Morphée 2, the new D2T's test bench supervision software.
It will be also the occasion for IFP to present, within the Combustion concepts EGR & VVT session, its latest developments with a publication co-presented with Renault and Mechadyne: "Comparative study in LTC Combustion between a Short HP EGR Loop without cooler and a variable lift and duration system".
www.aachener-kolloquium.de
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We were present...
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FISITA MUNICH
15-19 September 2008 |
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IFP was an exhibitor at FISITA 2008 Congress in Münich dedicated to the "Future of Automobiles and Mobility".
Alexandre Pagot presented his researchs on "A New Approach for Variable Displacement : The OVALID® Concept".
www.fisita.com
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The LOwCO2MOTION program coordinated by Valeo, in partnership with PSA, Batscap, INPG and IFP, has received the support of OSEO (French agency promoting innovation in industry) with a grant of 61 million Euros. This 4-year research project aims to improve the efficiency of automobile engines and to contribute to CO2 emissions reduction.
The Bioptic project conducted in collaboration with Onera was selected within the last call for proposals of the ENERBIO program (sponsorship designed to promote research activities for biomass conversion). This program consists in developing optical diagnosis methodologies for the assessment of biofuels dedicated to internal-combustion and aircraft engines.
FUTUROL, an ambitious project with international vocation, has just been launched by the PROCETHOL 2G company with the support of 11 partners, among which IFP. This eight-year project aims at the development and marketing of a complete production process for 2nd generation bioethanol from whole plants or lignocellulosic biomass. Labelled by the “Industries Agro Ressources” (IAR) competitive cluster, FUTUROL has also received OSEO’s (French agency promoting innovation in industry) support with a 29.9 million euros grant.
An intermediary assessment of the Carnot* IFP Moteurs has been realised by ANR (French National Research Agency). The organizational aspects and the topics have been reviewed with success.
* French R&D network
At the conclusion of the last follow-up audit by AFAQ, the ISO 14001-Environment certification for the IFP powertrain engineering activities, conducted on its Rueil Malmaison site, has been successfully reconducted.
Development of advanced combustion models
"In the framework of the GSM collaboration (Groupement Scientifique Moteur, French Consortium gathering IFP, Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroën) IFP is a key partner for the development of advanced combustion models. Those models, implemented into the CFD code FIRE, allow a reliable prediction of the overall fuel efficiency of the combustion systems and a detailed analysis of the formation of major pollutants (eg. NOx and soot).
These tools are successfully applied in-house PSA to optimize the design of innovative combustion chambers for both gasoline and Diesel applications."
Dr Philippe Trouillet
PSA Peugeot Citroen Advanced Research
Scientific Manager - Combustion, Exhaust Systems and Lubrication Physics
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