Test Facilities Engine Lab

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Test Facilities - Engine Lab(s)

focus on control strategies - combine machine learning with model predictive control
look at H2 and biofuels
internal combustion engine lab

Test cell - off campus
Taylor DM2055 – 700 hp Engine Dyno for Diesel engine 100-522kW (5-18 liter)
Dynpro2 (10Hz)
- 16 Temperature sensors K type Thermocouples
- 8 pressure sensors and ambient pressure
- 4 of 0-10 V analog inputs
- 4 of 0-10 V analog outputs to control instruments
- Fully automated test cell in normal and safety alarmed condition
Fuel flow sensors Emerson Coriolis
- Diesel 1-120 liter/h 0.1% accuracy
- H2 1-40 kg/h 0.1% accuracy
Fuel
- Diesel fuel 2400l with day tank
- H2 (350bar) 75kg

In-cylinder pressure
- Kistler 6054C PiezoStar® Pressure Sensor for Combustion Engines, 300 bar, cable PFA metal braided up to 400 °C, Non-Cooled
Intake pressure
- Kistler Version 4075: high speed pressure measurement range 0 … 10 bar – calibrated temperature range 15 … 180°C
Exhaust Pressure
- Kistler Piezo-Resistive Absolute Pressure Sensor 0…10 bar, water-cooled, PiezoSmart, digitally compensated
Kistler Charge Amplifiers
- 3 X 2-Channel Charge Amplifier Module (BNC Interface), with Drift Compensation for Installation in SCP Slim and KiBox
National Instruments high speed data acquisition (0.1 degree) or 180kHz at 3000 rpm
- PCIe-6376 Multifunction I/O Device: 8 Simultaneous AI, (16-bit, 3.5MS/s/ch), 2 AO, 24 DIO BNC-2090A Rack-mountable accessory for 68-pin, Multifunction DAQ

for alternative fuels including bio-fuels and H2 - knock and preignition studies