To comply with increasingly stringent pollutant emissions regulations, diesel engine
operation in a catalyst-heating mode is critical to achieve rapid light-off of exhaust …

Compliance with future ultra-low nitrogen oxide regulations with diesel engines requires the
fastest possible heating of the exhaust aftertreatment system to its proper operating …

The design of modern diesel-powered vehicles involves optimization and balancing of trade-
offs for fuel efficiency, emissions, and noise. To meet increasingly stringent emission …

To cope with regulatory standards, minimizing tailpipe emissions with rapid catalyst light-off
during cold-start is critical. This requires catalyst-heating operation with increased exhaust …

The effect of fuel cetane number on low temperature starting, white smoke, and noise has
been determined for two light-duty diesel vehicles. Over 400 low temperature (≥-17° C) …

One challenge in meeting emission regulations with catalytic aftertreatment systems is
maintaining the proper catalyst temperatures that enable the catalytic devices to perform the …

Experiments on the effects of different cetane coupled injection parameters on diesel engine
combustion and emissions were conducted on a supercharged 4-cylinder direct injection …

A program to explore the effects of natural and additivederived cetane on various aspects of
diesel performance and combustion has been carried out. Procedures have been …

A production V-8 engine was redesigned to run on low temperature combustion (LTC) with
conventional Diesel fuel. Two fuel injection strategies were used to attain reduction in soot …

Detailed and highly time resolved experimental measurements were used to characterize
the effects of transient operation on the performance of a light duty diesel engine, and to …