Engine and Emissions Research Center
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Engine and Emissions Research Center |
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Our location on West Virginia University's Evansdale campus. |
The Engine and Emissions Research Center is a division of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at West Virginia University. It is a laboratory capable of performing engine tests according to Federal test procedures (FTP) (Click here for a more in-depth description of the EERC's
Heavy Duty Engine Testing). We currently have 1 DC dynamometer, 3 eddy current dynamometers and 2 water brake dynamometers, and a full-scale dilution tunnel. If you want to learn more about engine testing, alternative fuels and emissions, click on the tutorials button or scroll through this page. Thanks for visiting us!
Our goals at the Engine and Emissions Research Center include:
Projects (Past and Present) at the Engine and Emissions Research Center:
Saturn Dual Fuel Engine Optimization: An automotive engine was instrumented and tested extensively on both gasoline and natural gas (Retired).
General Aviation Aircraft Engine: Advanced engine control technology is being adapted to a general aviation (light aircraft) engine (Retired).
Linear Engine: A new type of engine with no crankshaft or rotating parts is being developed. A working model has been built at the ERC (Current).
Medium-Duty Natural Gas Engine Development: Closed-loop feedback control of a lean burn engine, with focus on the effects of natural gas quality and exhaust gas recirculation is being investigated (Retired).
Neural Network-Based Virtual Sensors: Advanced computer algorithms are being investigated for their potential to replace expensive or impractical emissions sensors on vehicles (Retired).
In-Cylinder Combustion-Based Emissions Prediction Using Neural Networks: Neural network algorithms are being applied to the information available in in-cylinder pressure histories in an effort to predict continuous exhaust emissions in real-time (Current).
Dual-Fuel Natural Gas Diesel: A diesel engine is being converted to operate on natural gas with pilot diesel injection. Alternative pilot fuels will be investigated (Retired).
Marine Engine Emissions Speciation: The emissions of several marine engine types in both the water and the air are being measured (Retired).
Mining Engine Particulate Reduction: Emissions reduction technology for underground engines is being developed (Current).
DECSE (Diesel Emissions Control Sulfur Effects): A sponsored project designed to test the effect of fuel sulfur levels with the latest in diesel engine emissions control technology (Current).
MEMS (Mobile Emissions Monitoring System): An effort to shrink a complete emissions analysis bench into a package small enough to ride in the cab of a heavy-duty truck for continuous emissions monitoring (Current).
Other Engine-Related Projects in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department:
Transportable Emissions Testing Laboratory
Educational Tutorials:
Exhaust Emissions Formation in Spark Ignited Engines
Exhaust Emissions Formation in Compression Ignition (Diesel) Engines
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The following papers have been reprinted here with permission of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Visit their site for a wealth of transportation-related information! To view a paper, make sure you have the Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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Faculty, Staff and Students at the EERC
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Instrument Engineer All Projects |
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Graduate Student Hybrid Electric Bus Emissions Test Cycle Development |
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Graduate Student DECSE |
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Graduate Student Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance |
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Engineering Scientist DECSE |
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Graduate Student Linear Engine Modeling
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Engineering Scientist Engine Controller Development Multiple Project Support |
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Assistant Research Professor Combustion Based Neural Networks |
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Engineering Scientist Gas Chromatography Mini Dilution Tunnel |
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Tour the gallery of
former EERC denizens who have moved on and discover potentially helpful contact information.
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