Particle formation and models

D Kittelson, M Kraft - Encyclopedia of automotive engineering, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter reviews work on aerosols originating from internal combustion engines with an
emphasis on soot formation during combustion as well as formation of semi‐volatile and ash …

Strategies towards meeting future particulate matter emission requirements in homogeneous gasoline direct injection engines

W Piock, G Hoffmann, A Berndorfer, P Salemi… - … International Journal of …, 2011 - JSTOR
Since the introduction of the EURO 5 emission legislation particulate matter emissions are
no longer only a concern in the development of Diesel engine powertrains. In addition to …

Developments in computational fluid dynamics modelling of gasoline direct injection engine combustion and soot emission with chemical kinetic modelling

JY Tan, F Bonatesta, HK Ng, S Gan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Designed to inject gasoline fuel directly into the combustion chamber, gasoline direct
injection (GDI) combustion systems are gaining popularity within the automotive industry …

Investigation of the impact of the configuration of exhaust after-treatment system for diesel engines

CT Lao, J Akroyd, N Eaves, A Smith, N Morgan… - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Exhaust After-Treatment (EAT) systems are necessary for automotive powertrains to
meet stringent emission standards. Computational modelling has been applied to aid …

Modelling soot formation from wall films in a gasoline direct injection engine using a detailed population balance model

B Wang, S Mosbach, S Schmutzhard, S Shuai… - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, soot formation in a Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine is simulated using a
Stochastic Reactor Model (SRM Engine Suite) which contains a detailed population balance …

An experimental study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and soot emissions from a GDI engine fueled with commercial gasoline

Y An, S Teng, Y Pei, J Qin, X Li, H Zhao - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigated the chemical characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and soot particulates emitted from a gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine. The …

A virtual laboratory to support chemical reaction engineering courses using real-life problems and industrial software

J Ramírez, D Soto, S López, J Akroyd… - Education for Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
A virtual laboratory has been developed to support chemical reaction engineering courses.
Real-life engineering challenges that are difficult to address in a university laboratory give …

A numerically robust method of moments with number density function reconstruction and its application to soot formation, growth and oxidation

S Salenbauch, C Hasse, M Vanni… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2019 - Elsevier
Several method of moments (MOM) models were developed recently to describe the
evolution of soot particle populations. However, especially soot oxidation is still very …

Sooting tendency and particle size distributions of n-heptane/toluene mixtures burned in a wick-fed diffusion flame

ML Botero, S Mosbach, M Kraft - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
The sooting characteristics of binary mixtures of n-heptane and toluene and a commercial
gasoline were studied. The experiment involves the non-premixed combustion of the fuel in …

Iterative improvement of Bayesian parameter estimates for an engine model by means of experimental design

S Mosbach, A Braumann, PLW Man, CA Kastner… - Combustion and …, 2012 - Elsevier
We implement an algorithm which estimates parameters of an internal combustion engine
model using a Bayesian approach and employs an experimental design technique to …