FY 2004 Progress Report for Advanced Combustion Engine Research and Development

The mission of the FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program is to develop more energy efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies that enable Americans to use less petroleum for their vehicles. The Advanced Combustion Engine R&D Sub-Program supports this mission by removing the critical technical barriers to commercialization of advanced internal combustion engines for light, medium, and heavy-duty highway vehicles that meet future Federal and state emissions regulations. The primary objective of the Advanced Combustion Engine Research and Development Subprogram is to improve the brake thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines while meeting cost, durability, and emissions constraints. Activities include work on combustion technologies that increase efficiency and minimize in-cylinder formation of emissions, as well as aftertreatment technologies that further reduce exhaust emissions. Work is also being conducted on ways to reduce parasitic and heat transfer losses through the development and application of thermoelectrics and turbochargers that include electricity generating capability, and conversion of mechanically driven engine components to be driven via electric motors.

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Cover and Contents (PDF 109 KB)
Section I: Introduction (PDF 577 KB)
Section II: Advanced Combustion and Emission Control Research for High-Efficiency Engines (PDF 104 KB)
- Section IIA: Combustion and Related In-Cylinder Processes
  - Part 1 (PDF.1.6 MB)
  - Part 2 (PDF.1.3 MB)
- Section IIB: Energy-Efficient Emission Controls
  - Part 1 (PDF 709 KB)
  - Part 2 (PDF.1.0 MB)
- Section IIC: Critical Enabling Technologies (PDF 1.4 MB)
Section III: Advanced Engine Designs for Improved Efficiency (PDF 730 KB)
Section IV: Waste Heat Recovery (PDF 746 KB)
Section V: Off-Highway Vehicle Emission Control Research and Development (PDF 968 KB)
Sections VI and VII: Acronyms and Author Index (PDF 74 KB)