FY 2004 Progress Report for Advanced Combustion Engine Research and Development

The mission of the Vehicle Technologies Office 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
Section I: Introduction
Section II: Advanced Combustion and Emission Control Research for High-Efficiency Engines
- Section IIA: Combustion and Related In-Cylinder Processes
  - Part 1
  - Part 2
- Section IIB: Energy-Efficient Emission Controls
  - Part 1
  - Part 2
- Section IIC: Critical Enabling Technologies
Section III: Advanced Engine Designs for Improved Efficiency
Section IV: Waste Heat Recovery
Section V: Off-Highway Vehicle Emission Control Research and Development
Sections VI and VII: Acronyms and Author Index