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This paper presents the results of a long haul truck Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system from simulation, test bench and public road testing. The WHR system uses exhaust gas recuperation only and utilizes up to 110kW of exhaust waste heat for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) in a typical European driving cycle. The testing and simulation procedures are explained in detail together with the tested and simulated WHR fuel consumption benefit for different real life cycles in Europe and USA reaching fuel consumption benefits between 2.5% and 3.4%. Additionally a technology road map is shown which discusses the role of WHR in fulfilling the future CARB BSFC target value (minimum in map) of around 172 g/kWh.

Future regulations require intelligent solutions for Diesel engine emission reduction. Lowest engine out emissions are necessary to reduce the requirements of exhaust aftertreatment systems. Alternative Diesel combustion processes offer the potential of significant NOx reduction while keeping particulates low, but they are in some load areas highly sensitive to the cylinder charge conditions. Whereas mixture preparation and combustion are already well developed in the stationary mode, in-vehicle operation has not been mastered previously. This paper describes the author's approach towards Intelligent (IQ) Emission (Em) Reduction with modular and tailored solutions for both combustion system and electronic control. The enabler for the vehicle application of such combustion systems is an intelligent closed-loop combustion control based on a cylinder pressure sensor, that is presented in this paper.

An investigation has been performed of some of the characteristics of di-methyl ether (DME) during high pressure injection in a diesel fuel injection system with a single hole nozzle. Recent developments in the use of DME as an alternate fuel for diesel engines are discussed. The effects of fuel compressibility on compression work are compared for DME and typical hydrocarbon fuel components. Photographs of the transient injection process into room temperature Nitrogen are given for a range of chamber pressures. For a single hole injector, spray penetrations can be predicted using existing correlations for diesel fuel, provided DME fuel properties are used.