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Title: Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode

Abstract

This invention is a method of achieving stable, optimal mixtures of HCCI and SI in practical gasoline internal combustion engines comprising the steps of: characterizing the combustion process based on combustion process measurements, determining the ratio of conventional and HCCI combustion, determining the trajectory (sequence) of states for consecutive combustion processes, and determining subsequent combustion process modifications using said information to steer the engine combustion toward desired behavior.

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  1. Knoxville, TN
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
985417
Patent Number(s):
7,431,011
Application Number:
11/670,485
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) ORO
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Wagner, Robert M, Daw, Charles S, Green, Johney B, and Edwards, Kevin D. Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode. United States: N. p., 2008. Web.
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Wagner, Robert M, Daw, Charles S, Green, Johney B, & Edwards, Kevin D. Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode. United States.
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Wagner, Robert M, Daw, Charles S, Green, Johney B, and Edwards, Kevin D. Tue . "Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode". United States. doi:. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/985417.
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title = {Method and device for diagnosing and controlling combustion instabilities in internal combustion engines operating in or transitioning to homogeneous charge combustion ignition mode},
author = {Wagner, Robert M and Daw, Charles S and Green, Johney B and Edwards, Kevin D},
abstractNote = {This invention is a method of achieving stable, optimal mixtures of HCCI and SI in practical gasoline internal combustion engines comprising the steps of: characterizing the combustion process based on combustion process measurements, determining the ratio of conventional and HCCI combustion, determining the trajectory (sequence) of states for consecutive combustion processes, and determining subsequent combustion process modifications using said information to steer the engine combustion toward desired behavior.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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