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2009 Directions in Energy-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference Presentations

August 3-6, 2009
Dearborn, Michigan

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Plenary Session: A View from the Bridge

Poster Presentation Session Part 2: Emission Control Technologies

Lunch: Sponsored by Caterpillar, Inc.

Concurrent Technical Session 4: Emission Control Technologies, Part 2

Technical Session 1: Advanced Combustion Technologies, Part 1

Concurrent Technical Session 5: High Efficiency Engine Technologies

Poster Presentation Session 1: Advanced Combustion Technologies and Emission Control Technologies

Concurrent Technical Session 6: Advanced Combustion Technologies, Part 2

Panel Session: New Direction in Engines and Fuels

Concurrent Technical Session 7: Thermoelectrics for Vehicle Applications

Technical Session 2: Emission Control Technologies, Part 1

Poster Presentation Session Part 3: Emission Control Technologies, High-Efficiency Engine Technologies, Thermoelectrics for Vehicle Applications, Fuels and High-Performance Lubricants

Lunch: Sponsored by Cummins

Concurrent Technical Session 8: Emission Control Technologies, Part 3

Technical Session 3: Emission Control Technologies, Part 1 (Continued)

Concurrent Technical Session 9: Fuels and High-Performance Lubricants

 

Plenary Session: A View from the Bridge
Welcome Remarks Jennifer Granholm Governor, State of Michigan  
Plenary Address Dr. Kristina Johnson Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy  
Panel Discussion Allen Schaeffer Executive Director, Diesel Technology Forum, Moderator  
Reducing Vehicle Emissions to Meet Environmental Goals Thomas Cackette Chief Deputy Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board (PDF 902 KB)
A View from the Bridge Daniel Hancock GM Powertrain Vice President Global Engineering, General Motors (PDF 1.3 MB)
What is the Future of US Diesel Production? Michael Leister Fuels Technology Manager, Marathon Oil (PDF 335 KB)
A View from the Bridge Gary Rogers President, FEV (PDF 1.3 MB)
The Right Technology Matters John Wall Vice-President, Cummins (PDF 1.0 MB)
Lunch - Sponsored by Caterpillar Inc.
Efficiency Improvement Pathway Terry Goff Director Emission Regulations & Conformance,
Caterpillar Inc.
(PDF 819 KB)
Technical Session 1: Advanced Combustion Technologies, Part 1
Gupreet Singh, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Dennis Siebers, Sandia National Laboratories, Co-Chair
High-Efficiency, Ultra-Low Emission Combustion in a Heavy-Duty Engine via Fuel Reactivity Control Rolf Reitz University of Wisconsin-Madison (PDF 3.7 MB)
Control Strategy for a Dual Loop EGR System to Meet Euro 6 and Beyond Robert Czarnowski Borg Warner (PDF 2.1 MB)
Low Temperature Combustion Demonstrator for High Efficiency Clean Combustion William de Ojeda Navistar (PDF 1.1 MB)
In-Cylinder Processes of EGR-Diluted Low-Load, Low-Temperature Diesel Combustion Mark Musculus Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 2.3 MB)
Demonstrating and Validating a Next Generation, Model-Based Controller for Fuel-Efficient, Low Emissions Diesel Engines Marc Allain Detroit Diesel (PDF 625 KB)
Boosted HCCI for High Power without Engine Knock, and with Ultra-Low NOx Emissions using a Conventional Fuel John Dec Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 387 KB)
Development of Advanced Combustion Technologies for Increased Thermal Efficiency Christopher Gehrk Caterpillar (PDF 669 KB)
Poster Presentation Session Part 1: Advanced Combustion Technologies and Emission Control Technologies
Roland Gravel, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Terry Levinson, Argonne National Laboratory, Co-Chair
P-1: Improved Engine Control Strategies Enabled by Digital Signal-Processing Method for Zirconia Exhaust Sensors Patrick Thompson Innovate Technology, Inc. (PDF 85 KB)
P-2: Preparation, Injection, and Combustion of Supercritical Fuels George Anitescu Syracuse University (PDF 201 KB)
P-3: Neutron Imaging of Diesel Particulate Filters Hassina Bilheux Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 453 KB)
P-4: Development of a Transportable, 1065-Compliant Emissions Measurement System John Nuszkowski West Virginia University (PDF 58 KB)
P-5: Active Diesel Emission Control Technology for Transport Refrigeration Units Peter Guzman RYPOS, Inc. (PDF 86 KB)
P-6: Mechanisms of Hydrocarbon Poisoning of a Urea SCR Catalyst Todd J. Toops Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 130 KB)
P-7: Advanced Combustion/Modeling and Analysis Toward HCCI/PCCI in a 60% Efficient Free-Piston Engine John Fitzgerald ETTI (PDF 253 KB)
P-8: Advanced High-Efficiency Clean Diesel Combustion with Low Cost for Hybrid Engines Deyang Hou QuantLogic Corp. (PDF 158 KB)
P-10: Heavy-duty H2-Diesel Dual Fuel Engines Hailin Li West Virginia University (PDF 37 KB)
P-11: Simulation and Analysis of HP/LP EGR for Heavy-Duty Applications Aaron Matthews IAV Automotive Engineering Inc (PDF 162 KB)
P-12: Ultra-Lite Diesel Particulate Filter Cartridge for Reduced Regeneration Time and Fuel Consumption Richard Nixdorf Industrial Ceramic Solutions, LLC (PDF 74 KB)
P-14: Assessment of Combustion and Turbulence Models for the Simulation of Combustion Processes in a DI Diesel Engine Yi Ren University of Waterloo (PDF 497 KB)
P-15: Virtual Oxygen Sensor - Innovative NOx and PM Emission Control Strategies Michael Traver IAV Automotive Engineering Inc (PDF 123 KB)
P-16: Study of On-Board Ammonia (NH3) Generation for SCR Operations Victor Wong Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PDF 83 KB)
Panel Session: New Directions in Engines and Fuels
Panel Discussion John Davis Host of MotorWeek, Moderator  
HD Truck and Engine Fuel Efficiency Opportunities and Challenges Post EPA2010 Ning Lei Director Advanced Combustion, Future Technologies
Navistar
(PDF 2.7 MB)
New Directions in Engines - The Road Ahead John Pinson Vice President Diesel Engines
Ricardo
(PDF 291 KB)
Powertrain Trends and Future Potential Johannes-Joerg Rueger Senior Vice President Diesel Engineering
Bosch
(PDF 851 KB)
New Directions in Engines and Fuels J. Gary Smyth Director, Powertrain Systems
General Motors
(PDF 1.1 MB)
New Directions in Fuels Technology Ken Wright Chief Fuels Engineer
ConocoPhillips
(PDF 828 KB)
Technical Session 2: Emission Control Technologies, Part 1
Ken Howden, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Tom Briggs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Review of Emerging Diesel Emissions and Control  Timothy Johnson Corning Incorporated (PDF 1.9 MB)
Laboratory and Vehicle Demonstration of a "2nd Generation" LNT+in-situ SCR Diesel NOx Emission Control Concept Lifeng Xu Ford Motor Company (PDF 371 KB)
Passive Ammonia SCR for Lean Burn SIDI Engines Wei Li General Motors and R&D Center (PDF 1.6 MB)
Fuel Consumption and NOx Trade-offs on a Port-Fuel-Injected SI Gasoline Engine Equipped with a Lean-NOx Trap Jacqueline Lymburner Ford Motor Company (PDF 2.8 MB)
Lunch - Sponsored by Cummins
Cummins Indy Racing Ric Kleine VP Midrange Quality, Cummins (PDF 1.5 MB)
Technical Session 3: Emission Control Technologies, Part 1 - Continued
Ken Howden, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Tom Briggs, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Engine and Reactor Evaluations of HC-SCR for Diesel NOx Reduction Richard Blint GM R&D (PDF 1.3 MB)
Recent Advances and Future Challenges in the Modeling and Simulations of the Injection of Urea-Water-Solution for Automotive SCR Systems Ehab Abu-Ramadan University of Waterloo (PDF 823 KB)
Development and Demonstration of an Electronic Particulate Matter Sensor for Both Engine-Out and Post-DPF Exhaust Monitoring Jim Steppan Ceramatec (PDF 775 KB)
Investigation of Sulfur Deactivation on Cu/Zeolite SCR Catalysts in Diesel Application Yisun Cheng Ford Motor Company (PDF 564 KB)
Catalytic Filter for Diesel Exhaust Purification Mark Fokema Aspen Products Group, Inc. (PDF 873 KB)
Investigation on Continuous Soot Oxidation and NOx Reduction by SCR-Coated DPF Svetlana Iretskaya Catalytic Solutions, Inc (PDF 2.6 MB)
Value Analysis of Alternative Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Substrates for Future Diesel Aftertreatment Systems Steve Majkowski Dow Automotive (PDF 697 KB)
Poster Presentation Session Part 2: Emission Control Technologies
Gurpreet Singh, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Terry Levinson, Argonne National Laboratory, Co-Chair
P-1: Bench-Top Engine System for Fast Screening of Alternative Fuels and Fuel Additives Hongmei An University of Houston (PDF 391 KB)
P-2: Liquid Propane Injection Technology Conducive to Today's North American Specification Tom Arnold CleanFUEL USA (PDF 548 KB)
P-3: Development of an Airless Thermal Enhancer to Allow Catalyst Function on Cold Temperature Cycles Nik Birkby EMCON Technologies (PDF 92 KB)
P-4: Development of a Non Air-assisted Thermal Regenerator Philip Dimpelfeld EMCON Technologies (PDF 270 KB)
P-5: Free-Piston Engine Charge Conditioning Facilitated by Turbo-Compounding John Fitzgerald ETTI (PDF 215 KB)
P-6: Advanced Methods Approach to Hybrid Powertrain Systems Optimization of a Transit Bus Application Chris Hennessy AVL (PDF 472 KB)
P-7: Advanced Metal Fiber Wall-flow DPF for Diesel Emission Control Shuguang Lu Sunny Metal, Inc. (PDF 500 KB)
P-8: Catalyst by Design -Theoretical, Nanostructural, and Experimental Studies of Oxidation Catalyst for Diesel Engine Emission Treatment Chaitanya Narula Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 430 KB)
P-9: Impact of Lower PM from Multimode Operation on Fuel Penalty from DPF Regeneration Vitaly Prikhodko Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 371 KB)
P-10: Application of SCR and PM-METALIT® for Non-Road Applications: SCRi® Ulrich Pfahl Emitec, Inc. (PDF 140 KB)
P-11: GreenPower Trap Water-Muffler System Julius Rim International Metals & Energy Technologies (PDF 118 KB)
P-12: NO2 Management in Diesel Exhaust Streams Thomas Roberts AirFlow Catalyst Systems (PDF 199 KB)
P-13: Biodiesel + SCR Retrofit Testing William Robertson California Air Resources Board (PDF 232 KB)
P-14: A Low-Cost Continuous Emissions Monitoring System for Mobile and Stationary Engine SCR/DPF Applications
and
P-15: Data-Logger for Vehicle Data Acquisition
Hamid Servati ServoTech Engineering (PDF 311 KB)
P-16: Online PM Measurement for In-use Testing William Silvis AVL Instrumentation & Test Systems, Inc. (PDF 118 KB)
P-17: Compact Electrochemical Bi-functional NOx/O2 Sensors with an Internal Reference for High Temperature Applications Dileep Singh Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 756 KB)
P-18: Impact of Biofuel & Biofuel Blending on Diesel Soot Characteristics Todd Toops Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 418 KB)
P-19: Syngas Generator Use for Retrofit DPF Active Regeneration on a Medium Duty Truck Paul Towgood NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. (PDF 186 KB)
Concurrent Technical Session 4: Emission Control Technologies, Part 2
Ken Howden, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
George Muntean, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Hydrocarbon Inhibition and HC Storage Modeling in Fe- Zeolite Catalysts for HD Diesel Engines Maruthi Devarakonda Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PDF 1.7 MB)
Development of an Advanced Turbocharger to Support Future Diesel LTC Harold Sun Ford Motor Company  
Reductant Utilization in a LNT + SCR System Jim Parks Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 1.1 MB)
Characteristics and Effects of Lubricant Additive Chemistry and Exhaust Conditions on Diesel Particulate Filter Service Life and Vehicle Fuel Economy Alexander Sappok Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PDF 811 KB)
Fuel Reformer, LNT and SCR Aftertreatment System Meeting Emissions Useful Life Requirements James McCarthy, Jr. Eaton Corporation (PDF 627 KB)
Diesel Passenger Car Technology for Low Emissions and CO2 Compliance Brian Cooper Ricardo (PDF 863 KB)
Development and Field Demonstrations of the Low NO2 ACCRT System for Retrofit Applications Ajay Joshi Johnson Matthey (PDF 1.4 MB)
Microstructural Evolution of EGR Cooler Deposits Michael Lance Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 5.2 MB)
Tailored Acicular Mullite Substrates for Multifunctional Diesel Particulate Filters Michael Malanga Dow Automotive (PDF 2.4 MB)
Concurrent Technical Session 5: High Efficiency Engine Technologies
Roland Gravel, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Robert Wagner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Exhaust Energy Recovery
and
High Efficiency Engine Technologies
Christopher Nelson Cummins (PDF 766 KB)
(PDF 382 KB)
Future Efficient Dynamics with Heat Recovery Andreas Obieglo BMW Group (PDF 3.5 MB)
Wells-to-Wheels Analysis for Heavy-Duty Powertrains Parag Mehresh Caterpillar  
3-Cylinder Turbocharged Gasoline Direct Injection: A High Value Solution for Euro VI Emissions John Kirwan Delphi Powertrain (PDF 1.3 MB)
Integrated Powertrain and Vehicle Technologies for Fuel Efficiency Improvement and CO2 Reduction Yury Kalish Detroit Diesel (PDF 1.3 MB)
EBDI® - Application of a High BMEP Downsized Spark Ignited Engine Rod Beazley Ricardo (PDF 944 KB)
Technology Development for High Efficiency Clean Diesel Engines and a Pathway to 50% Thermal Efficiency Donald Stanton Cummins (PDF 455 KB)
Turbocharged Spark Ignited Direct Injection – A Fuel Economy Solution for the U.S. Paul Whitaker AVL (PDF 488 KB)
Engine System Approach to Exhaust Energy Recovery Richard Kruiswyk Caterpillar, Inc.  
Automotive Turbocharging: Industrial Requirements and Technology Developments Nick Baines ConceptsNREC (PDF 901 KB)
Lunch - Sponsored by Detroit Diesel
Reduction of Heavy-Duty Fuel Consumption and CO2 Generation What the Industry Does and What the Government Can Do Rakesh Aneja Detroit Diesel (PDF 876 KB)
Concurrent Technical Session 6: Advanced Combustion Technologies, Part 2
Gupreet Singh, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Dennis Siebers, Sandia National Laboratories, Co-Chair
High Efficiency Clean Combustion for Heavy-Duty Engine Houshun Zhang Detroit Diesel (PDF 656 KB)
Multidimensional Simulation and Chemical Kinetics Development for High Efficiency Clean Combustion Engines  Salvador Aceves Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (PDF 3.0 MB)
Diesel Combustion Control with Closed-Loop Control of the Injection Strategy Marek Tatur FEV Inc. (PDF 507 KB)
A Comparison of HCCI Engine Performance Data and Kinetic Modeling Results over a Wide Range of Gasoline Range Surrogate Fuel Blends Bruce Bunting Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 371 KB)
Technology Development for Light Duty High Efficient Diesel Engines Donald Stanton Cummins, Inc. (PDF 1.7 MB)
Progress of the Engine Combustion Network Lyle Pickett Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 1.9 MB)
Advanced Natural Gas Engine Technology for Heavy Duty Vehicles Mostafa Kamel Cummins Westport Inc. (PDF 835 KB)
Concurrent Technical Session 7: Thermoelectrics for Vehicle Applications
John Fairbanks, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Vehicular Thermoelectric Applications Session DEER 2009 John Fairbanks DOE (PDF 8.7 MB)
Development of a 500 Watt High Temperature Thermoelectric Generator John LaGrandeur BSST (PDF 1.7 MB)
Develop Thermoelectric Technology for Automotive Waste Heat Recovery Jihui Yang General Motors (PDF 5.0 MB)
Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat to Electricity in an IC Engine Powered Vehicle Harold Schock Michigan State University (PDF 1.9 MB)
Development of a High-Efficiency Zonal Thermoelectric HVAC System for Automotive Applications Clay Maranville Ford Motor Company (PDF 957 KB)
Improving Energy Efficiency by Developing Components for Distributed Cooling and Heating Based on Thermal Comfort Modeling Jihui Yang General Motors (PDF 260 KB)
Low-and High-Temperature Dual Thermoelectric Generation Waste Heat Recovery System for Light-Duty Vehicles Shiho Kim Chungbuk National University (PDF 1.4 MB)
Poster Presentation Session Part 3: Emission Control Technologies, High-Efficiency Engine Technologies, Thermoelectrics for Vehicle Applications, Fuels and High-Performance Lubricants
Gurpreet Singh, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
Terry Levinson, Argonne National Laboratory, Co-Chair
P-1: An Information-Dependent Computer Program for Engine Exhaust Heat Recovery for Heating Vamshi Avadhanula University of Alaska, Fairbanks (PDF 95 KB)
P-2: Technologies for a Sustainable Heavy-Duty On-Highway Fleet Richard Baker AVL (PDF 75 KB)
P-3: Hydrogen Assisted Diesel Combustion in a Common Rail Turbodiesel Engine André Boehman Pennsylvania State University (PDF 150 KB)
P-4: Development of a Waste Heat Recovery System for Light-Duty Diesel Engines Thomas Briggs Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 291 KB)
P-5: Comparison of Different Road Load Implementation Strategies on Fuel Economy of USPS Step Vans Daniel Carder West Virginia University (PDF 114 KB)
P-6: D-Cycle - 4-Differential-Stroke Cycle Joe Conti Yan Engines, LLC (PDF 104 KB)
P-7: A Study of Emissions from a Light Duty Diesel Vehicle with the European Particulate Measurement Programme Harry Dwyer California Air Resources Board (PDF 286 KB)
P-8: Production-Intent Lost-Motion Variable Valve Actuation Systems Steven Ernest Jacobs Vehicle Systems (PDF 149 KB)
P-9: Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES) Dan Greenbaum Health Effects Institute (PDF 90 KB)
P-10: Thermoelectric Power Generation System with Loop Thermosyphon in Future High Efficiency Hybrid Vehicles Sun-Kook Kim Chungbuk National University (PDF 628 KB)
P-11: Statistical Analysis of Transient Cycle Test Results in a 40 CFR Part 1065 Engine Dynamometer Test Cell Benjamin Shade West Virginia University (PDF 93 KB)
P-12: The Impact of PM and HC on EGR Cooler Fouling Daniel Styles Ford Motor Company (PDF 179 KB)
P-13: Two-Stroke Uniflow Turbo-Compound Internal Combustion Engine Jack Taylor Belcan Engineering Group, Inc. (PDF 1.1 MB)
P-14: Nanofluid Development for Engine Cooling Elena Timofeeva Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 606 KB)
P-15: Deactivation of Accelerated Engine-Aged and Field-Aged SCR Catalysts and the Role of the DOC
and
P-16: Characterization and Evaluation of Engine-Aged Emissions Control Devices using Biodiesel Fuel
Todd Toops Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 875 KB)
P-17: Progress on DOE Vehicle Technologies Light-Duty Diesel Engine Efficiency and Emissions Milestones Robert Wagner Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 224 KB)
P-18: Oxygen-Enriched Combustion for Military Diesel Engine Generators Paul Yelvington Mainstream Engineering Corporation (PDF 196 KB)
P-19: Calibration of a Directly Injected Natural Gas HD Engine for Class 8 Truck Applications Sandeep Munshi Westport Innovations Inc. (PDF 70 KB)
Concurrent Technical Session 8: Emission Control Technologies, Part 3
Ken Howden, U.S. Department of Energy, Chair
John Storey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Co-Chair
Phase 1 of the Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES): Highlights of Project Finding Imad Khalek Southwest Research Institute (PDF 1.1 MB)
Increased Efficiency with Model Based Calibration Robert Diewald AVL (PDF 1.1 MB)
Emissions from the European Light Duty Diesel Vehicle During DPF Regeneration Events Harry Dwyer California Air Resources Board (PDF 1.7 MB)
Diesel Particulate Filters and NO2 Emission Limits Osama Ibrahim RYPOS, Inc. (PDF 1.1 MB)
Solid SCR Demonstration Truck Application Marek Tatur FEV Inc. (PDF 2.5 MB)
XP-SiC: An Innovative Substrate for Future Applications with Low Weight and High Porosity Shahrokh Hajireza Notox A/S (PDF 7.9 MB)
Effects of Catalysts on Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Retrofits for PM and NOx Control Shaohua Hu California Air Resources Board (PDF 722 KB)
Impact of Biodiesel on the Near-term Performance and Long-term Durability of Advanced Aftertreatment Systems Aaron Williams National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF 1.0 MB)
Effect of Thermal Aging on NO oxidation and NOx Storage in a Fully-Formulated Lean NOx Trap Todd Toops Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 2.7 MB)
Concurrent Technical Session 9: Fuels and High-Performance Lubricants
Glenn Keller, Argonne National Laboratory, Chair
Development of High Performance Heavy Duty Engine Oils Frank Lauterwasser Chevron Oronite LLC (PDF 1.4 MB)
A Novel Approach in Determining Oil Dilution Level on a DPF Equipped Vehicle as a Result of Regeneration Harsha Nanjundaswamy FEV Inc. (PDF 562 KB)
Effect of the Composition of Hydrocarbon Streams on HCCI Performance Craig Fairbridge CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada (PDF 2.2 MB)
Detailed HCCI Exhaust Speciation - ORNL Reference Fuel Blends Bruce Bunting Oak Ridge National Laboratory (PDF 553 KB)
Low Temperature Autoignition of C8H16O2 Ethyl and Methyl Esters in a Motored Engine André Boehman Pennsylvania State University (PDF 648 KB)
Development and Demonstration of a Prototype Omnivorous Engine Steven McConnell Argonne National Laboratory (PDF 1.0 MB)
System-Response Issues Imposed by Biodiesel in a Medium-Duty Diesel Engine Timothy Jacobs Texas A&M University (PDF 775 KB)
Reducing Lubricant Ash Impact on Exhaust Aftertreatment with an Oil Conditioning Filter Simon Watson Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PDF 749 KB)