Compression-Ignition Engine Technology (CIET)

CIET includes technology subjects such as:

  • Low-emissions combustion design - premix compression ignition (PCI), two-stage combustion, low-temperature combustion, and more.
  • Combustion system designs - combustion chamber design, fuel injection system, air motion, port designs, and more.
  • Fuel injection and fuel sprays - high-pressure injection, injection nozzle designs, injection rate control, and more.
  • Fuel property effects on combustion and emissions.
  • Aftertreatment devices - particulate filter, NOx reduction systems, HC storage systems, oxidation catalysts, and more.
  • Engine and component designs - product improvement for fuel economy, specific power, reliability, low noise, low emissions, cost reduction, and more.
  • Measurement, analysis, and simulation
  • Engine control
  • Tribology - lubrication, friction, wear, blowby, and oil consumption.
  • Research and development trends - government projects, industry projects.
  • and much more

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CIET - TABLE OF CONTENT

APR 2008

1.AMMONIA PRODUCTION FROM SOLID UREA WITH PLASMA FOR AN SCR NOx AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE
2.IMPROVEMENT OF PM REMOVAL WITH NON-THERMAL PLASMA IN DIESEL EXHAUST GAS
3.PCI COMBUSTION OPTIMIZED FOR LOW EMISSIONS AMD LOW NOISE
4.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENTS OF A HIGH-SPEED DI DIESEL ENGINE
5.A STOCHASTIC MODEL DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE PCI COMBUSTION
6.CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBUSTION NOISE PRODUCED IN PCI COMBUSTION
7.TOYOTA'S 4.5L V8 DI DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR SUV APPLICATION

JAN 2008

1.ANALYSIS OF OIL FLOW THROUGH A RING PACK
2.OIL FILM PRESSURE AT THE PISTON PIN BOSS MEASURED IN AN OPERATING DIESEL ENGINE
3.DIRECT HEAT LOSS IN DIESEL CYLINDER WALL ANALYZED WITH MEASURED INSTANTANEOUS SURFACE TEMPERATURES
4.INVESTIGATION OF FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON PARTICULATE THROUGH A SIMPLIFIED RESEARCH PROCESS
5.PCI COMBUSTION WITH HIGH EGR INVESTIGATED FOR THE EFFECT OF CETANE NUMBER
6.POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER REDUCED EMISSIONS WITH A LOW-PRESSURE LOOP EGR SYSTEM
7.IMPROVEMENT OF FUEL ECONOMY WITH A HIGH COMPRESSION RATIO FOR A LOW-EMISSION DIESEL ENGINE

OCT 2007

1.DESIGN EFFECTS ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED DIESEL ENGINE WITH HIGH EGR
2.CHARACTERIZATION OF A HINO MULTI-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED ON PCI AND CONVENTIONAL DIESEL COMBUSTION
3.A METHOD TO DETECT START OF COMBUSTION IN A MULTI-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE OPERATING ON PCI COMBUSTION
4.CHARACTERIZATION OF ION CURRENT IN PCI COMBUSTION OF TWO DIFFERENT FUELS
5.MEASUREMENT OF DROPLETS IN A HIGHLY DENSE SPRAY INJECTED BY A COMMON-RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
6.OBSERVATION OF OIL FILM PRESSURE ON A MAIN BEARING THROUGH MEASUREMENTS
7.OIL CONSUMPTION INCREASE DUE TO OIL SCRAPED BY A TOP RING IN A DIESEL ENGINE

JUL 2007

1.TRANSIENT SOOT REDUCTION VIA CONTROLS OF FUEL INJECTION PRESSURE AND IMEP
2.INVESTIGATION OF THE MIXING CHARACTERISTICS OF SPLIT INJECTION
3.TESS DEVELOPED TO ACCELERATE DIESEL ENGINE AND AFTERTREATMENT DESIGN
4.A UREA-SCR SYSTEM WITH CATALYZED DPF FOR HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE APPLICATION
5.IMPROVED NOx REDUCTION WITH DUAL NOx STORAGE AND REDUCTION CATALYSTS
6.ANALYSIS OF OIL FILM AND HEAT TRANSFER CONSIDERING RING MOTION
7.METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED TO EVALUATE POSSIBLE CRACKS IN A DI DIESEL PISTON

APR 2007

1.PRE-SHOCK INJECTION AND JET COMBUSTION STUDIED FOR METHODS TO REDUCE NOX EMISSIONS
2.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH POST INJECTION
3.IGNITION AND COMBUSTION OF FUEL SPRAYS FROM A GROUPED-HOLE INJECTION NOZZLE
4.CONTROL OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH FUEL IGNITABILITY AND TWO-STAGE INJECTION
5.RESEARCH INTO FLASH BOILING SPRAY IMPINGING ON THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALL
6.EXPANSION OF LOW-EMISSION PCI COMBUSTION OPERATION WITH A HIGHER EGR COOLER EFFICIENCY
7.PM-NOX AFTERTREATMENT WITH SULFUR TRAP CATALYST

JAN 2007

1.SPLIT MAIN INJECTION WITH PILOT INJECTION FOR IMPROVED TRADE-OFF BETWEEN EMISSIONS AND FUEL ECONOMY
2.A STUDY OF SOOT FORMATION AND OXIDATION WITH ONE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATION
3.COMBUSTION CHAMBER TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT WITH LASER-INDUCED PHOSPHORESCENCE THERMOGRAPHY
4.EFFECTIVENESS AND ISSUES OF A UREA SCR SYSTEM FOR JAPAN'S 2009 EMISSIONS COMPLIANCE
5.LOW-ASH LUBRICATING OIL DEVELOPED FOR BETTER FUEL ECONOMY
6.JCAP II INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF OIL ON THE RECENT AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM
7.NISSAN'S EURO 4 COMPLIANT 2.2L TURBOCHARGED DI DIESEL ENGINE

OCT 2006

1.EMISSIONS CONTROL AND FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVEMENTS VIA HIGH EGR AND LOW-TEMPERATURE INTAKE CHARGE
2.EMISSIONS REDUCTION WITH HIGH CHARGING EFFICIENCY, HIGH INJECTION PRESSURE, AND HIGH EGR
3.AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION OF PM AND NOx
4.NON-THERMAL PLASMA AND RADICALS FOR REDUCING PM AND NOX EMISSIONS
5.NANO-PARTICLES IN EXHAUST GAS OF A DIESEL ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A UREA SCR SYSTEM
6.ANALYSIS OF OIL SUPPLIED FROM PISTON SKIRT TO AN OIL CONTROL RING
7.INVESTIGATION INTO VOLATILITY OF LUBRICANT ADDITIVES AND OIL CONSUMPTION

JUL 2006

1.HONDA’S DPF SYSTEM DEVELOPED FOR EURO-IV COMPLIANCE
2.MEASUREMENT OF PM ACCUMULATED ON A DPF WITH NOX CATALYST
3.PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITHOUT EGR
4.A DUAL EGR SYSTEM WITH AN EJECTOR DESIGNED TO INCREASE EGR RATE UNDER HIGH LOAD
5.IMPROVED UREA SCR PERFORMANCE WITH TWO-STAGE UREA INJECTION
6.INVESTIGATION INTO EFFECTS OF HONING ANGLE ON PISTON/RING FRICTION
7.SIGNIFICANCE OF OIL PRESSURE BELOW AN OIL CONTROL RING IN THE OIL CONSUMPTION MECHANISM

APR 2006

1.INVESTIGATION OF A METHOD TO INCREASE IMEP OF PCI COMBUSTION
2.RESEARCH INTO LOW-NOX PCI COMBUSTION UNDER HIGH LOAD
3.A HIGHLY BOOSTED DI DIESEL ENGINE WITH VARIABLE SWIRL FOR LOW EMISSIONS
4.INTAKE OXYGEN CONTROL IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED DI DIESEL ENGINE FOR REDUCED TRANSIENT EMISSIONS
5.HEAT LOSS AT PISTON TOP LAND MEASURED IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
6.FRICTION AND PUMPING LOSSES IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED DI DIESEL ENGINE
7.IMPROVEMENT OF UREA INJECTION FOR AN SCR NOX REDUCTION SYSTEM

JAN 2006

1.EFFECTS OF FUEL SULFUR AND LUBRICATING OIL ASH ON ADVANCED AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES
2.AN IMPROVED PRE-CATALYST DEVELOPED FOR A DPF SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE REGENERATION
3.PCI COMBUSTION CONTROL WITH VARIABLE VALVE TIMINGS
4.DEMONSTRATION OF PCI COMBUSTION IN A PICK-UP TRUCK DIESEL ENGINE
5.EVALUATION OF DI DIESEL COMBUSTION WITH A GROUPED-HOLE INJECTION NOZZLE
6.EVALUATION OF PISTON MATERIAL EFFECTS ON A HIGHLY BOOSTED-ENGINE'S PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS
7.ANALYSIS OF OIL FLOW FROM PISTON SKIRT TO AN OIL CONTROL RING

JUL 2005

1.AN INJECTION NOZZLE DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING PCI COMBUSTION
2.H2-PASSING CATALYST FOR EFFECTIVE NOX REDUCTION AT LOW TEMPERATURE
3.EXHAUST EMISSIONS OF A UREA-SCR SYSTEM WITH DETERIORATED CATALYSTS
4.INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF OIL COMPOSITION ON DPF PERFORMANCE
5.A RECRYSTALLIZED-SIC DPF DEVELOPED FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RELIABLE ACTIVE REGENERATION
6.EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF PISTON COOLING
7.TOYOTA’S 2.2L DI DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR EUROPEAN PASSENGER CAR APPLICATION

APR 2005

1.TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF A SMALL DIESEL ENGINE
2.FEASIBILITY OF MK COMBUSTION WITH HIGHER CETANE FUEL AND A LOWER COMPRESSION RATIO
3.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTION WITH TWO-STAGED INJECTION IN A SMALL DIESEL ENGINE
4.COMBINED EFFECTS OF FUEL AND COMBUSTION FACTORS ON DIESEL ENGINE PERFORMANCE
5.A UREA-SCR SYSTEM DEVELOPED AT NISSAN DIESEL TO MEET JAPAN'S 2005 STANDARDS WITH NO DPF
6.PISTON LUBRICATING CONDITIONS IN DIESEL COMBUSTION WITH POST INJECTION
7.REDUCTION OF ROLLER ROCKER ARM FRICTION IN A VALVE TRAIN SYSTEM

JAN 2005

1.PCI COMBUSTION WITH STAGED INJECTION IN A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
2.PCI COMBUSTION IN A RESEARCH ENGINE EQUIPPED WITH A VARIABLE VALVE DEVICE
3.SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS OF A FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE WITH A STAGGERED HOLE LAYOUT
4.FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN DIESEL COMBUSTION WITH PILOT INJECTION
5.COMBUSTION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR A GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SUPER-CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE PROJECT
6.UREA-SCR NOX SYSTEM WITH AMMONIA ADSORPTION AND NO/NO2 RATIO CONTROLS
7.PISTON FRICTION EVALUATED FOR THE EFFECTS OF CYLINDER WALL SURFACE CONDITIONS

OCT 2004

1.EXHAUST EMISSIONS IN A HIGH-EGR DIESEL ENGINE WITH HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION
2.PCI COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH HIGH-PRESSURE INJECTION AND A MICRO-HOLE NOZZLE
3.NOx REDUCTION WITH INTERNAL EGR COMBINED WITH EXTERNAL COOLED EGR
4.HC-SCR CATALYST DEVELOPMENT FOR REDUCING TAIL PIPE NOx EMISSIONS
5.A CATALYZED DPF SYSTEM DEVELOPED AT MAZDA FOR LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES
6.LOW-ASH OIL DEVELOPED FOR A DIESEL ENGINE WITH AFTERTREATMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
7.HONDA'S 2.2L DIESEL ENGINE DESIGNED FOR EURO-IV STANDARDS

JUL 2004

1.RECENT TRENDS OF JAPANESE DIESEL ENGINE DESIGN
2.RECENT TRENDS IN DIESEL EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
3.INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF DIESEL FUEL TYPE AND AFTERTREATMENT ON PARTICULATE
4.NISSAN'S APPROACH TO REDUCING NOISE IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
5.A CORDIERITE FILTER DEVELOPED TO MEET JAPAN'S 2005 PM EMISSIONS STANDARDS
6.FRICTION REDUCTION OF A ROLLER FOLLOWER BY OPTIMUM CAM SURFACE FINISH
7.ANALYSIS OF HEAT TRANSFER IN THE PISTON RING OIL FILM

APR 2004

1.A SULFUR-TOLERANT NOX REDUCTION CATALYST SYSTEM
2.DEVELOPMENT ISSUES OF A UREA SCR SYSTEM FOR HDDE APPLICATION
3.PM REDUCTION WITH A DPF IN NANOMETER RANGE
4.PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH THE DUAL-MODE
5.COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS IN A HIGHLY BOOSTED DIESEL ENGINE
6.A METHOD TO EVALUATE CONNECTING-ROD BEARING PERFORMANCE IN A DIESEL ENGINE
7.HINO'S FIVE-CYLINDER TURBOCHARGED DIESEL ENGINE

JAN 2004

1.DPNR DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE APPLICATION
2.NOx REDUCTION WITH HC-SCR IN HD DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST GAS
3.HINO’S ROBUST DPF SYSTEM (DPR) DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE APPLICATION
4.LOW-ASH OIL AND LOW-SULFUR OIL FROM THE STANDPOINT OF AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES
5.EVALUATION OF CAM/FOLLOWER FRICTION IN USED OIL CONTAINING FM ADDITIVE
6.DIESEL COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH A LOW COMPRESSION RATIO AND A HIGH EGR RATE
7.TOYOTA 3L DI DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPED FOR SUV APPLICATION

OCT 2003

1.PILOT INJECTION WITH HIGH SWIRL TO REDUCE EMISSIONS AND NOISE
2.EGR CONTROL WITH INTAKE OXYGEN CONCENTRATION
3.UREA-SCR SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR HDDE APPLICATION
4.NOx ADSORBER CATALYST PERFORMANCE AND DESULFURIZATION
5.MEASUREMENT OF LOW PM WITH A PARTIAL-FLOW DILUTION SYSTEM
6.REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT OF SOOT MASS CONCENTRATION IN DIESEL EXHAUST GAS
7.DPF SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR HDDE APPLICATION

JUL 2003

1.REAL-WORLD NOX AND CO2 EMISSIONS MEASUREMENT
2.FACTORS OF SOOT FORMATION IN AN OXYGENATE FUEL SPRAY
3.INJECTION NOZZLE INTERNAL FLOW AND A FUEL SPRAY
4.TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMON-RAIL FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS FOR FUTURE ENGINES
5.A TOOL TO PREDICT PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD FRACTURES
6.A TOOL TO PREDICT CYLINDER LINER TEMPERATURE
7.JOURNAL BEARING WITH LEAD-FREE SOLID LUBRICANT

APR 2003

1.OPTIMIZATION OF FUEL INJECTION PARAMETERS WITH HIDECS AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS
2.PCI COMBUSTION OF A LIGHTER FUEL WITH TWO-STAGE INJECTION
3.A PREDICTION METHOD FOR SMOKE IN VARIOUS DIESEL ENGINE SIZES
4.IN-CYLINDER MEASUREMENT OF SOOT IN DIESEL COMBUSTION
5.A CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR-INTEGRATED GLOW PLUG FOR DIESEL ENGINE CONTROL
6.DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHLY EFFICIENT EGR COOLER
7.PREDICTION OF OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSED BY CYLINDER BORE DISTORTION

JAN 2003

1.DIESEL EMISSIONS REGULATIONS OF TOKYO PREFECTURE GOVERNMENT
2.DPF REGENERATION WITH ELECTRIC HEATER FOR CITY BUS APPLICATION
3.RICH COMBUSTION CONTROL IN A DIESEL ENGINE WITH A NOx STORAGE-REDUCTION CATALYST
4.TWO-STAGE TURBOCHARGER SYSTEM STUDIED FOR SIGNIFICANT FUEL SAVINGS
5.VARIABLE FLOW TURBOCHARGER DEVELOPED BY AISIN
6.A NODULAR CAST-IRON MONO-BLOCK PISTON FOR FUTURE TRUCK DIESEL ENGINES
7.MAZDA MZR-CD SERIES DI DIESEL ENGINE

OCT 2002

1.AN ACTIVE CATALYTIC REGENERATION DPF SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY APPLICATION
2.A TECHNIQUE TO EXPAND CR-DPF OPERATING RANGE
3.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH MULTI-STAGE PILOT FUEL INJECTION
4.WATER-EMULSIFIED DIESEL-FUELED STA6D140 STATIONARY ENGINE DEVELOPED BY KOMATSU
5.INVESTIGATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF SECOND RING COLLAPSE
6.A PISTON TEMPERATURE PREDICTION METHOD WITH FEM AND CFD ANALYSES
7.TOYOTA’S 1.4L DI DIESEL ENGINE WITH ALUMINUM DIE-CAST CYLINDER BLOCK

JUL 2002

1. HINO-DEVELOPED PCI ENGINE FOR HEV APPLICATION
2. NISSAN'S APPROACH FOR CLEANING DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST GAS
3. ANALYSES OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH SIDE INJECTION AND CENTRAL INJECTION
4. PROGRESS OF THE JAPAN CLEAN AIR PROGRAM (JCAP)
5. OXYGENATED FUELS FOR EXTREMELY LOW EXHAUST EMISSIONS
6. ENGINE NOISE DUE TO CAVITATION OF MAIN BEARING OIL
7. EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN A TOYOTA I-4 DI DIESEL ENGINE

APR 2002

1. IMPROVEMENT OF PCI COMBUSTION WITH LATE-CYCLE FUEL INJECTION
2. PCI COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF A HOLLOW-CONE SPRAY
3. DIESEL FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND RELIABILITY
4. NOx AND PM REDUCTIONS WITH EGR, DeNOx AND OXIDATION CATALYSTS
5. CATALYZED DPF DEVELOPED TO REDUCE NO2 DEPENDENCE
6. OXIDATION CATALYST DEVELOPED TO REDUCE PARTICULATE
7. PISTON DURABILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR HIGH-POWER DIESEL ENGINES

JAN 2002

1. NOx REDUCTION WITH ENHANCED VERTICAL VORTEX IN DI DIESEL ENGINE
2. PILOT FUEL INJECTION AND CONTROL SCHEME
3. A METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EGR RATE IN A TURBOCHARGED DI DIESEL
4. THE EFFECT OF SWIRL ON PCI COMBUSTION
5. INVESTIGATION INTO PM INCREASE IN POST CR-DPF
6. TOYOTA'S KD-SERIES TURBOCHARGED DI DIESEL ENGINE
7. DRY CYLINDER LINER BORE DISTORTION IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE

OCT 2001

1. SMOKELESS RICH COMBUSTION COMBINED WITH A PM/NOX REDUCTION CATALYST
2. IMPROVED SCR SYTEM FOR REDUCING NOx IN HDDE EXHAUST GAS
3. CATALYZED DPF REGENERATION PERFORMANCE
4. FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON CR-DPF PERFORMANCE
5. A TECHNIQUE FOR DIAGNOSING DPF PERFORMANCE
6. PCI COMBUSTION: CONTROL AND HEAT TRANSFER
7. MITSUBISHI 6M6 SERIES ENGINES FOR MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCK AND BUS
JULY 2001
1. REGENERATIVE DPF FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCKS
2. INVESTIGATION OF MIXTURE PREPARATION FOR TWO-STAGE INJECTION COMBUSTION
3. EFFECTS OF LIGHT DIESEL FUEL ON EXHAUST EMISSIONS
4. FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON PM: BASED FUEL, BOILING POINT AND AROMATICS
5. COMPONENT WEAR CHARACTERISTICS WITH ZDDP DETERIORATION IN OIL WITH SOOT CONTENT
6. CAM-TAPPET TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT FOR INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF THE LUBRICATION MECHANISM
7. FUEL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NISSAN DIESEL GE13 HEAVY-DUTY ENGINE
APR 2001
1.CHARACTERIZATION OF DI COMBUSTION WITH A COMMON-RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM
2.LOW-TEMPERATURE DIESEL COMBUSTION FOR REDUCING EXHAUST EMISSIONS
3.SMOKE REDUCTION WITH LOW GAS MOTION IN THE HSDI DIESEL COMBUSTION CHAMBER
4.DIESEL ENGINE COMPONENT WEAR CAUSED BY EGR
5.A METHOD TO IMPROVE DURABILITY OF PISTON RINGS IN A MODERN DIESEL ENGINE
6.FUEL SPRAY STUDY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PCI COMBUSTION
7.PCI COMBUSTION WITH FUEL SPRAY IMPINGEMENT ON A CONE-SHAPED CAVITY AT THE INJECTION NOZZLE TIP
JAN 2001
1.AN INVESTIGATION INTO PCI COMBUSTION EVALUATING BOTH ADVANCED AND RETARDED INJECTION TIMING
2.RESEARCH INTO EXPANSION OF THE OPERATING RANGE OF PCI COMBUSTION
3.HC REDUCTION IN NISSAN’S MK SYSTEM WITH A LOW COMPRESSION RATIO
4.DIESEL OXIDATION CATALYST WITH HC ADSORBER
5.INTERNAL EGR WITH VALVE ACTUATION FOR A VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGED DIESEL
ENGINE
6.EGR-INDUCED INTAKE NOISE
7.A COOLED-EGR SYSTEM WITH A REED VALVE FOR EXPANDING EGR OPERATING RANGE
OCT 2000
1.AFTERTREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES
2.PARTICULATE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICES: NO2 AND POSITIVE REGENERATION TYPES
3.A QUIESCENT SYSTEM FOR CLEAN-BURNING HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES
4.ANALYSIS OF A NOZZLE'S INTERNAL FLOW FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FUEL INJECTION
CHARACTERISTICS
5.OXYGENATE FUELS: FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
6.PART-LOAD FUEL ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT WITH VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT APPROACH
7.A SMALL ONE-LITER, TWO-STROKE DIESEL DEVELOPED FOR FUTURE AUTOMOBILE APPLICATION
JUL 2000
1.DI DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION: METHODS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND COMMONRAIL INJECTION FOR A NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE
2.DIVIDED PISTON CAVITY WITH PILOT INJECTION FOR COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT
3.INVESTIGATION OF SOOT ACCUMULATION IN DIESEL ENGINES
4.THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OXYGENATE DIESEL FUEL IN REDUCING DIESEL EXHAUST EMISSIONS
5.HEAT LOSS INVESTIGATED WITH INJECTION PARAMETERS AND OXYGEN CONTENT
6.FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS OF FLAT AND ROLLER FOLLOWERS
7.DEVELOPMENT OF TOYOTA'S 4.163-LITER DI DIESEL ENGINE
APR 2000
1.POTENTIAL OF THE DIESEL ENGINE AS A FUTURE PASSENGER-CAR POWERPLANT
2.NISSAN'S SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE WITH AN EGR/VGT CONTROL SYSTEM
3.TOYOTA DI DIESEL DEVELOPED FOR REDUCED SIZE AND NOISE IN PASSENGER-CAR APPLICATION
4.DIESEL FUEL EFFECTS ON COMBUSTION WITH EGR
5.A HYBRID DENOX SYSTEM
6.THE CONTINUOUSLY REGENERATING PARTICULATE TRAP
7.ZEXEL'S CONTINUING RESEARCH INTO THE VARIABLE ORIFICE NOZZLE
JAN 2000
1.FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY
2.PCI COMBUSTION: MK AND TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION
3.NISSAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL, FOUR-VALVE DI DIESEL ENGINE
4.SPRAY COMBUSTION ANALYSIS FOR PRACTICAL DIESEL COMBUSTION DESIGN
5.MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF PISTON RING OIL FILM THICKNESS
6.SEALING PRESSURE OF CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS
7.ISUZU DI DIESEL ENGINE DESIGNED FOR SUV APPLICATION
OCT 1999
1.AN IMPROVED PCI COMBUSTION SYSTEM FOR BETTER EMISSIONS TRADE-OFF
2.SMALL DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGY FOR CLEANER EMISSIONS AND HIGHER EFFICIENCY
3.DI COMBUSTION CHAMBER DESIGN TECHNIQUE FOR LOW SMOKE
4.REDUCTION OF COMBUSTION NOISE AND COMPONENT NOISE IN A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
5.AN IMPROVED APPROACH FOR REDUCING VIBRATION OF POWERPLANT AND CRANKSHAFT SYSTEMS
6.IMPROVEMENTS IN DE-NOX CATALYST EFFICIENCY
7.OXIDATION CATALYST AND FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON DIESEL EXHAUST EMISSIONS
JUL 1999
1.A DIESEL DE-NOX SYSTEM USING SILVER-ALUMINA WITH ETHANOL
2.DPF WITH CATALYTIC REGENERATION
3.PM REDUCTION WITH OXIDATION CATALYST AND THE DURABILITY TEST METHOD
4.EVALUATION OF FUEL AND ENGINE OPERATING PARAMETERS FOR EFFECTS ON EMISSIONS
5.LOW-EMISSION INJECTION CHARACTERISTICS AND COMMON-RAIL INJECTION SYSTEM SIMULATION
6.SMOKE PRODUCTION IN A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE OPERATED UNDER HIGH POWER
7.EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF EGR EFFECT ON PISTON RING WEAR
APR 1999
1.NISSAN-DEVELOPED MK COMBUSTION: CONTINUED RESEARCH
2.COMBUSTION CHAMBER CONFIGURATION AND AIR MOTION
3.PISTON DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR NOISE REDUCTION AND STRENGTH
4.SECOND COMPRESSION AND OIL CONTROL RING LUBRICATION
5.SOOT CONTAMINATION IN DIESEL ENGINE OIL
6.PARTICULATE TRAP AND REGENERATION
7.ENGINE DESIGN OF THE HINO K13C HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL
JAN 1999
1.DIESEL COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS DEPENDING ON THE INJECTION SYSTEM
2.AIR-ENTRAINMENT INTO A FUEL SPRAY
3.DISTRIBUTOR-TYPE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND CERAMIC ROLLER BUSHING
4.ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR DIESEL COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT
5.DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER FOR CITY BUS APPLICATION
6.CATALYSTS DEVELOPED FOR DIESEL EXHAUST GAS
7.LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE DESIGNS
OCT 1998
1.NISSAN'S SMALL AUTOMOTIVE DI DIESEL ENGINE
2.HC EMISSIONS UNDER LOW LOAD IN A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
3.FUEL SULFUR EFFECT ON AN OXIDATION CATALYST AND PARAFFINS/BENZENE EFFECTS ON PARTICULATES
4.EGR EFFECT ON TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION
5.PREMIXED COMPRESSION IGNITION: OXYGENATED FUEL AND FUEL SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS
6.TURBOCHARGER WITH EGR FEATURE
7.FRICTION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROLLER-FOLLOWER VALVE TRAIN
JUL 1998
1.PCI COMBUSTION AND THE EFFECT OF MIXTURE HOMOGENEITY
2.EMISSIONS CONTROL VIA TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION
3.PM FORMATION DUE TO FUEL WALL IMPINGEMENT
4.SPLIT INJECTION AND PILOT INJECTION WITH A COMMON-RAIL SYSTEM
5.INJECTION RATE SHAPING
6.HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION WITH A SMALL-HOLE NOZZLE
7.FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST EMISSIONS
APR 1998
1.SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPMENT AT NISSAN
2.HC AND WHITE SMOKE IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
3.CAVITATION IN AN INJECTION NOZZLE TIP AND SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS
4.NOZZLE DESIGN AND INJECTION CHARACTERISTICS
5.PREMIX COMPRESSION IGNITION COMBUSTION PHENOMENA
6.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR A HIGH POWER PISTON
7.JOURNAL BEARINGS FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATION
JAN 1998
1.WIDE RANGE PCI COMBUSTION BY MULTI-POINT INJECTION
2.EXPANDED PCI OPERATION WITH STAGED-FUEL INTRODUCTION
3.MIXTURE FORMATION EFFECT ON PCI COMBUSTION
4.FUEL SPRAY EFFECTS ON PCI COMBUSTION
5.DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION
6.CO2 EMULSION DIESEL FUEL
7.EGR EFFECT ON ENGINE LUBRICATION
OCT 1997
1.EXPANSION OF LEAN-MIXTURE COMBUSTION OPERATING RANGE
2.FUEL IMPINGEMENT AND SWIRL IN A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
3.EMISSIONS REDUCTION BY IMPROVED TURBOCHARGER DESIGN
4.CHARGING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATION
5.HIGH PRESSURE DISTRIBUTOR INJECTION PUMP AND NOZZLE SYSTEM
6.DEVELOPMENT OF A PORUS, METAL, DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER
7.MITSUBISHI'S KU MEDIUM- SPEED DIESEL ENGINE DESIGN
JUL 1997
1.CYLINDER GAS TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON DI DIESEL COMBUSTION
2.COMBUSTION DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
3.SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION EFFECTS OF FUEL SPRAY ON DI DIESEL COMBUSTION
4.TRANSIENT EMISSIONS AND CONTROL
5.DENOX WITH CORONA DISCHARGE
6.PARTICULATE FILTER DEVELOPMENT FOR CITY BUS APPLICATION
7.CAM/TAPPET FRICTION MEASUREMENT
APR 1997
1.CONTROL OF PREMIX COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION
2.SWIRL OPTIMIZATION FOR LOW EMISSIONS AND A VARIABLE SWIRL INTAKE PORT
3.COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALL TEMPERATURE AND FUEL SPRAY MIXTURE CONCENTRATION
4.VARIABLE-ORIFICE NOZZLE AND OBSERVATION OF INTERNAL FLOW
5.INJECTION PUMP LUBRICITY WITH A LOW SULFUR DIESEL FUEL
6.OIL CONSUMPTION AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
7.EGR EFFECTS ON ENGINE WEAR
JAN 1997
1."RICH BURN
2.INVESTIGATION OF LEAN PREMIX COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION
3.FUEL INJECTION SPRAY PARAMETERS AND DI DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION
4.IMPROVEMENT OF INJECTION NOZZLE HOLE CONFIGURATION FOR LOW EMISSIONS
5.IDI DIESEL COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT FOR LOW EXHAUST EMISSIONS
6.LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOW-COST COMPOSITE CAM SHAFT
7.DECOMPRESSION-TYPE BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE APPLICATION
OCT 1996
1.PREMIX CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
2.THE ROLE OF FUEL OCTANE NUMBER IN THE PREMIX CHARGE COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION PROCESS
3.INTAKE CHARGE COMPOSITION AND DI DIESEL EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS
4.AIR INJECTION FOR REDUCING NOX IN A DI DIESEL ENGINE
5.FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON DIESEL EXHAUST EMISSIONS
6.TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR WHITE SMOKE REDUCTION
7.A CLEAN, HIGHLY EFFICIENT COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH LOW HEAT REJECTION
JUL 1996
1.DI DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
2.AIR ENTRAINMENT CHARACTERISTICS IN FUEL SPRAY
3.SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION OF NOX AND PARTICULATE BY PREMIX CHARGE COMBUSTION
4.WATER-EMULSIFIED DIESEL FUEL COMBUSTION
5.IDI DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS IMPROVEMENTS
6.DEVELOPMENT OF COMBUSTION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY FOR A SMALL DI DIESEL ENGINE
7.HINO'S J-SERIES ENGINE
APR 1996
1.MULTI-PHASED DIESEL FUEL INJECTION SPRAY
2.INJECTION NOZZLE HOLE SIZE: DIESEL COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS
3.PILOT INJECTION TECHNOLOGY
4.PHASED FUEL-WATER INJECTION SYSTEM AND COMBUSTION
5.PREMIX COMPRESSION-IGNITION COMBUSTION
6.ENGINE OIL PROPERTIES AND PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
7.ENGINE DESIGN: LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINE FOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE
JAN 1996
1.MULTI-POINT INJECTION: TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION AND LEAN MIXTURE COMBUSTION
2.SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND COMBUSTION OF MULTI-POINT INJECTION
3.TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION CHARACTERIZATION
4.MICRO-HOLE NOZZLE AND HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION
5.COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT WITH HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION
6.INJECTION RATE CONTROL
7.VARIABLE INJECTION SYSTEM
OCT 1995
1.DIESEL ENGINES FOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2.IDI DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT
3.VARIABLE SPRAY ORIENTATION INJECTION NOZZLE
4.VARIABLE-HOLE-SIZE INJECTION NOZZLE
5.PILOT INJECTION
6.NOX REDUCTION BY WATER
7.DENOX AFTER-TREATMENT
JUL 1995
1.HYDROCARBON EMISSIONS IN A DI-DIESEL ENGINE
2.EXHAUST EMISSIONS AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALL TEMPERATURES
3.VAPOR CONCENTRATION IN A FUEL SPRAY
4.FUEL SPRAY ATOMIZATION AND STRUCTURE
5.EGR EFFECTS ON LUBRICANT DEGRADATION AND COMPONENT WEAR
6.LOW EMISSIONS MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCK DIESEL ENGINE DEVELOPMENT
7.HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION AND TURBO-COMPOUND ENGINE
APR 1995
1.TWO-STAGE COMBUSTION
2.SOOT FORMATION AND SMOKE EMISSIONS
3.DIESEL FUEL SPRAY AND COMBUSTION
4.IDI DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION IMPROVEMENT
5.FUEL EFFECTS ON DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS
6.PISTON RING DESIGN AND LUBRICATION CONTROL
7.DENOX CATALYST AFTER-TREATMENT DEVICE
JAN 1995
1.DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST EMISSIONS CONTROL
2.FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE HOLE CONFIGURATIONS
3.LOW NOX EMISSIONS RICH-BURN COMBUSTION SYSTEM
4.EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION
5.EMISSIONS REDUCTION WITH WATER
6.IDI DIESEL ENGINE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
7.FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON DIESEL EXHAUST EMISSIONS
8.ENGINE DESIGN
OCT 1994
1.DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION WITH FUEL WALL IMPINGEMENT
2.A SUPERCHARGED-DIESEL ENGINE WITH EGR
3.EGR AND DIESEL ENGINE DURABILITY
4.ANALYSIS OF NOx FORMATION AND CONTROL METHODS
5.DIESEL FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE
6.DIESEL FUEL INJECTION SPRAY
7.INTAKE SYSTEM AND GAS FLOW EXCHANGE
8.THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR AUTOMOTIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL
JUL 1994
1.DIESEL ENGINE COMBUSTION
2.EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR)
3.NOx REDUCTION BY IN-CYLINDER INJECTION OF A REDUCING AGENT
4.PILOT INJECTION
5.FUEL INJECTION RATE OPTIMIZATION
6.DIESEL FUEL INJECTION NOZZLE AND SPRAY
7.DIESEL ENGINE DESIGN
8.FUEL PROPERTY EFFECTS ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND EMISSIONS