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Future alternative fuels for transportation-Fundamental understanding of fuel properties

Project: Research

Project Details

Description

The main objective of the project is to understand how different bio-fuels and mixtures of these behaves in engines and how these are linked to the various indexes; octane, cetane, phi and HCCI numbers. An intermediate goal is to find new indexes that can complement existing (octane number etc) and thus provide a better understanding of alternative fuel behavior in both traditional and new engine concepts. Deliverable of this project are:
1-Definition of new indexes
2-Fuel matrix of tested fuels categorized according to existing and new indexes such as RON, MON, CN, phi-sensitivity, HCCI numbers.
3-Model of fuel properties.
4-A basis for kinetics simulations.

Popular science description

Fundamental understanding of how different alternative fuels behave in combustion engines and how these are linked to the various indexes like Octane Number.
Short titleFuture Fuel
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2016/01/01 → 2021/01/01

Collaborative partners

  • Lund University (lead)
  • Competence Center Combustion Processes (KCFP) Engine Research Center (Project partner)
  • Chalmers University of Technology (Project partner)
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Project partner)
  • Volvo AB (Project partner)
  • Scania CV AB (Project partner)
  • Saybolt (Project partner)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 1 Doctoral Thesis (compilation)