SPACE: Whole space combustion for diesel light duty vehicles

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 00.0628

Key words (English)

Engines; diesel combustion; homogeneous combustion; ultra low emissions; engine management; Environmental Protection; Safety; Transport

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: G3RD-2000-00255

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.3 Land transport and marine technologies

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: Institut français du pétrole (F)

Abstract (English)

The aim of SPACE LIGHT is the RTD of a new homogenous combustion process (HCCI) for passenger cars diesel engine. The innovative combination of several engine and injection technologies will be investigated and implemented on single-cylinder engine concepts up to final economic and technical assessment of the in-vehicle on the road potential. The main technical objectives are to meet EURO 4 emissions limits without fuel sensitive after treatment for NOx and/or particulates while maintaining low well to wheel CO2 emissions advantage of the best state o f the art diesel engines. The main tasks will start from research study of HCCI combustion specifications before to perform design analysis, manufacturing, and development testing and final technical/economic assessment of the selected engine concepts. The undertaking of these tasks will rely on the combined multidisciplinary expertise of partners from 4 member states and one associated member state.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
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CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 00.0628