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The Engine Research Center

http://www.erc.wisc.edu/

1 Engine Research Center

UWUW--Madison: A research leaderMadison: A research leaderFounded in 1848. Currently: 44,000 students; 2,000 facultyNearly $1 billion/year in research fundingNo. 2 ranking among all US public universities

UWUW--Madison College of EngineeringMadison College of EngineeringMore than $140 million/year research funding

~ 200 faculty active in >40 Research CentersLarge undergraduate and graduate student populations

~3600 undergraduate students~1500 graduate students

More than $80 million annually in energy research- Fusion: $15 million per year engineering/physics- Fission: $5 million per year- Biofuels: $28 million per year- Automotive: $5 million per year



Mechanical Engineering DepartmentMechanical Engineering Department35 faculty, 7 instructional staffOver 700 students

- 543 undergraduates- 170 graduate students

~$10 million in research annuallyNewly renovated building

Engine Research CenterEngine Research CenterLargest academic research center focusing

on internal combustion engines in the US~ $4M annual research budget~ 7 Active Faculty, 4 Staff & Scientists

55 graduate students,10-15 post doc/visiting scholars8-10 research/administrative staff

•Founded in 1946 by Phil Myers and Otto Uyehara.ERC has produced more than 500 graduates

•>65-year existence of ERC is evidence of indispensablerole of the Internal Combustion engine in our society.

• Why the need for engine research at a university?IC Engines have been around for over a century - surely everything is known?– significant advancements continue to be made every year.- today’s engines are 99% cleaner and more fuel efficient than 25 yrs. ago

Phil Myers: “The engine is the ideal teaching tool – it features all of the elementsof engineering: materials, fluids, thermodynamics, lubrication, chemistry,electronics, etc. The only thing missing is nuclear reaction.”

•Phil and Otto were pioneers in engine research:– first to measure gas temperature in an operating engine- this led to new understandings of the combustion process and

consequent improvements in the efficiency of engines.

The process of learning and application of new knowledge continues today!


Engine Research Center HistoryEngine Research Center History


ERC OverviewERC Overview

• Transportation power systems:– Will continue to be a dominant social and economic force for

decades to come– Energy conversion efficiency and its environmental impact are

critical issues to the US and the world• Engine research at a university:

– Conduct research that addresses longer term issues– Provide highly trained engineers who have worked on relevant

problems

• ERC is a major research and educational institution for the investigationof fundamental and applied technologies relevant to IC engines

Education

Outreach

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MissionVision


ERC MissionERC Mission

• Provide outstanding graduates– Trained in combustion engine research and fundamentals– To transportation industry, government, academia

• Provide cutting-edge research– Help to meet national goals of reduced emissions and

reduced fuel consumption– Help to meet DoD goals of high power density and reduced

fuel consumption

• Provide a technically diverse faculty– Serve as a national resource for information on combustion

engine science and technology

Education

Outreach

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MissionVision


Research OverviewResearch Overview

• Address broad range offundamental and applied topicsrelated to IC engine fueling,combustion, emissions, andcontrol

• Sustain a unique collaborativeresearch environment

• Maintain array of up-to-dateengines and advancedcomponents coupled with state-of-the-art instrumentationcapable of in-situ diagnosticmeasurements in engines

• Maintain high performancecomputer facility for modelingphenomena from mostfundamental processes tooverall system performance

• Maintain a facility whichenables faculty, students, andstaff to work in closecollaboration with each otherand interactively with ERCcustomers.

Education

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MissionVision


Research OverviewResearch Overview

• Fundamental studies– In-cylinder and intake flows– Spray and injector studies– Combustion and ignition

fundamentals

• Applied studies– Combustion optimization– Low emission combustion

technologies– Aftertreatment

• Simulation tool development• Diagnostic and instrument

development

• Powertrain systems, modeling,diagnostics and controls

• Emissions, after-treatmentmodel and control development

Research focus guided by sponsor priorities

Education

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MissionVision


EducationEducation

• MS and PhD degrees– Emphasis on relevant research projects

• MEES: Master of Engineering in Engine Systems– Online degree program [ http://mees.engr.wisc.edu/ ]

• Professional development courses– Engine specific short courses [ http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu/ ]

• Student car and truck projects– Myers Automotive Lab– Challenge X, EcoCar, etc.

Education

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MissionVision


Technology TransferTechnology Transfer

Direct-injection Engine Research Consortium- DERC (~30 member companies and Labs)

Service on Advisory and National PanelsWorking group interactions (DOE CRADAs)

Collaborations with universities and National labsArgonne, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, Sandia

User Groups (Int. Multi-dimensional Engine Modelers)Electronic communication - websites

ERC, DERC , GM, WSECSpray/Combustion software library

Visitors to ERC labs, Graduate student internshipsTechnical society activities (SAE, ILASS, ASME ICE)Journal editorships (Int. Journal of Engine Research)Symposia, Publications, Patents, Consulting…..

Education

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In-cylinder gaseousspeciesmeasurement, highresolution sprayanalysis

High-fidelity enginecodes, detailedchemistry foremission prediction,spray & turbulencemodeling

Control strategies

Combustion systemoptimization

Diesel aftertreatmentexperiments andmodeling

2-color sootradiation, dropletexperiments.0-D enginesimulation, heatrelease analysis

First to demonstrate HCCI in a 4-stroke engine

First to demonstrate benefits ofmultiple injections for power andemissions

Pioneered Multi-Dimensionalmodeling for concept evaluation

In-cylinder soot particle & radiationmeasurements and modeling

Advanced spray/combustion diagnosticsfor fuel-air mixing and emissionscharacterization

Methodologies for integrating modelingand experiments

Effect of fuel properties on combustion

Merging CFD and metal component heatconduction, boundary layer heat transfer,surface heat flux & models.

Engine thermal response under loadtransients

Lowemissions,highefficiency

ERC Core Competencies

Founded in 1946 ARO Center of Excellence DOE Consortia/Industry

Phillip Myers

Gary Borman

Otto Uyehara

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Mario Trujillo

Sage Kokjohn

ERCERC –– Funding (Funding (50% Government/50% Industry)50% Government/50% Industry)

Engine Research Center

7 Faculty – 55 graduate students10 Research Staff – many visitors

~$4M/yr

Argonne National LaboratoryCaterpillar

Chevron CompaniesChrysler

Corning IncorporatedCumminsDaimler NAEaton Corp.Ford Motor CompanyGE Global ResearchGM R&D PowertrainIsuzu AECJohn Deere CompanyMahle PowertrainMagneti Marelli PowertrainMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesNI/DrivvenNavistarNippon Soken Inc.Oak Ridge National LabPACCARRenaultRobert BoschThomas Magnete

Toyota NAUS Army TARDEC

Volvo PowertrainWeichaiWoodward Governor Co.

Wuxi Fuel InjectionYanmar

GM CRL17%


ERC Research ProjectsERC Research Projects

DiagnosticsControls

ChargePreparation

Fuel Injectionand Sprays

CombustionOptimization and

Emissions

ExhaustAftertreatment

Internal CombustionEngine Research


ERC RecognitionERC RecognitionSAE Fellow (Foster, Ghandhi, Reitz, Rutland, Krieger, Fansler,

Myers, Uyehara, Borman, Farrell, Martin)

ASME Fellow (Reitz, Rutland)

National Academy of Engineers (Corradini, Myers)

Named Professorships: (Foster, Ghandhi, Reitz, Rutland)

NSF CAREER or PYI (Foster, Rutland, Ghandhi, Sanders, Rothamer, Corradini)

Major Research Awards:2012 DOE Vehicle Technologies R&D (Reitz)ASME Honda Medal (Myers, Reitz, Foster)ASME IC Engine Medal (Myers, Obert, Uyehara, Reitz)Byron Bird Research Paper (Foster, Reitz)SAE Horning (Reitz(3), Foster, Ra, Andrie, Krieger, Martin, Borman)

5 ERC Alumni have served as President of SAE10 have served on the SAE Board of Directors

15 SAE 2011-01-0357

• Industry– Virtually every major manufacturer of internal

combustion engines boasts ERC graduates– Automobile and other vehicle manufacturers– Suppliers to the engine industry

• Government– National research laboratories– Regulatory agencies

• Academia

Where are ERCWhere are ERC’’s Graduates?s Graduates?

www.erc.wisc.edu

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