VI Liekkipäivä 26.1.2012
Matti Kytö
Program facts
• Duration: 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2013 • Planned volume 37,8 M€.
• 17 partners
The objective of the FCEP research program is to ensure that Finnish
combustion engine industry can maintain it’s leading position on global markets. The program supports Finnish companies and research institutes through close cooperation to further develop their research facilities, know-how,
technologies and products to meet the future market requirements like 80 % reduction in combustion engine powerplant emissions Budget by WP WP1_Advanced combustion 13 % WP2_Energy Efficiency 41 % WP3_Emission control 15 % WP4_Fuel flexibility 9 % WP5_Intelligent automation and control 9 % WP6_Strategic research environment 13 % Participants by budget Industry 50 % Research 20 % Universities 30 %
Consortium
Industial partners Research organisations
ABB Oy Aalto University AGCO SISU POWER Oy MIKES
Ecocat Oy Lappeenranta University of Technology
Gasum Oy Tampere University of Technology
Metso Automation Oy Turku University of Applied Sciences
Metso Power Oy University of Oulu
Wapice Oy University of Vaasa
Wärtsilä Finland Oy VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Program Structure and participants
• WP1 Advanced combustion
– Participants: Aalto, AGCO SISU POWER (ASP), Wärtsilä, ÅA.
• WP2 Energy efficiency
– Participants: Wärtsilä, Aalto, ABB, Metso A, Mikes, LUT, TUAS, TUT, UO, UV, VTT.
• WP3 Emission control
– Participants: Wärtsilä, ASP, Ecocat, Metso P., TUAS, UV, VTT, ÅA
• WP4 Fuel flexibility
– Participants: VTT, ASP, Gasum, UV, Wärtsilä.
• WP5 Intelligent automation and control
– Participants: Wärtsilä, TUT, UV, Wapice, VTT, ÅA.
• WP6 Srategic research environment
New method: Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) – a Methodological Jump of Engine CFD
Visualisation of flow over valve Fuel jet flow
WP1 joins high-level know how in Computational, Experimental,
and Extreme Value combustion research. Goal is to find ways to
build cleaner engines with increased performance values
Optical diagnostics
• Measurement system for gas mixing developed and tested
• Laser induced fluorescence measurement , tracer modules used for concentration mapping
Extreme Value Engine EVE
Inj. p Inj. mass IMEP ISFC ISNOx Lambda Charge p Backpress.
2100 bar 1505 mg 37 bar 166 g/kWh 11,6 g/kWh 2,8 4,9 bar g 3,6 bar g 1800 bar 1480 mg 36 bar 168 g/kWh 10,5 g/kWh 3,0 5,2 bar g 3,8 bar g 1600 bar 1482 mg 35 bar 172 g/kWh 8,9 g/kWh 3,0 5,3 bar g 3,9 bar g
Cylinder combustion measured first time at 300 bar
• New information over combustion, engine performance, emission formation
WP2
: Goal is to find technical solutions that together are
optimizing the energy efficiency of mechanical, electrical
Electricity from heat
• Low-temperature ORC process, heat from charge air or exhaust gases,
studies and simulations done
• Thermoelectric materials: Laboratory to evaluate properties, first
experiments to manufacture thermoelectric materials
WP 2 - Enegy efficiency
Electro Hydraulic Valve Actuator (EHVA)
• Improved version of EHVA ready
• Smaller flow, better efficiency
• Simulation model for oscillations has
been built and verified with measurements
WP3
: Better emission control technologies to cope
with future emission regulations.
• Development of novel vanadium free SCR catalyst materials for high sulphur fuels
– Different new catalyst materials were prepared and characterized
• Multipurpose testing platform for emission control systems, which can be used flexibly for sampling, testing and measuring of the
performance, ageing or other similar purpose, of emission control elements
…
continues
• Hybrid scrubber
– New concept ready (patent application)
– Proto designed and manufactured, ship tests during 2012
• High speed engines
– Exhaust temperature management methods => lower emissions and better energy efficiency
• Methane reduction
– Development of pre turbine oxi-cat application
WP4 – Fuel flexibility
Objectives: Increase fuel flexibility, developa method for predicting the performance and emissions of the engine using a
particular fuel and engine development to enlarge possibilities to utilize alternative fuels.
• Method established to predict
correlation between fuel properties and engine performance
• Liquid fuel compatible GD injection system was built and tested first time. • Dual-fuel high-speed engine build and
WP5: Intelligent automation and control
Objective
• Development of intelligent and adaptive systems using the appropriate level of required technology for optimizing
operation, operability and reliability.
• Output: Optimized usage, operational cost reduction, better energy efficiency, failure detection, predictive maintenance
SCR
catalyzer
energy recovery
Diesel engine turbocharger
air exhaust gas Gen. WP 5 Inputs (WP 5) web Intelligent A&C Weather station
WP 5 – Embedded sensor development
Direct Write Thermal Spray (DWTS) sensors
• Thermocouples and strain gages have been fabricated by DWTS technology on laboratory test samples. The first tests prove the functionality and applicability of the sensors.
Fibre optic sensors
• The fibre optic sensors for measuring the oil film pressure in the journal bearing
Acustic emission sensor
WP6: Strategic Research Environment
The objective is to create unique and world class facilities in
Finland for the research of energy producing combustion engines and their auxiliary systems.
Focus in energy efficiency, emission reduction, alternative energy sources, and the application of new concepts, designs, and
materials.
New medium speed
diesel engine
research facilities at
VTT is the biggest
effort
Fully Optical Research Engine at Aalto
• Extended Bowditch -piston with fully transparent piston top • Four windows at upper part of cylider liner for illumination of
combustion chamber
Outcome
• 3 Doctoral Thesis + 1 Lic. Thesis • 10 Master thesis
• 2 Bachelor Thesis • 13 Scientific articles
Researcher exhange: >40 months, planned grand total 68 months
Further information
www.cleen.fi
Program Manager:
Matti Kytö,VTT, phone +358 40 5026334, email: [email protected]
Chairman of the Program Steering Committee: