Ultra High PCP Diesel Engine
Lead Participant:
CATERPILLAR UK ENGINES CO LIMITED
Abstract
Heavy duty vehicles account for approximately 8% of UK transport CO2 production. A fully-electric, battery-powered heavy duty vehicle is hard to envisage and so the challenge for the HD industry is one of efficiency gains, whether to the engine or to the vehicle-plus-drivetrain (including hybrids).
One way of improving diesel engine efficiency is by increasing its peak cylinder pressure capability thereby allowing more advanced injection timing. The Ultra-High Peak Cylinder Pressure Heavy Duty Diesel Engine programme is developing, harmonising and applying advanced simulation tools to design and manufacture an engine with 30% up-rated cylinder pressure capability. Additionally, novel multidisciplinary optimisation tools are being harnessed to ensure near optimal functionality of the end product, and to help solve this complex design-for-manufacture problem. As outcomes of this proposed programme, the simulation-driven processes and production of the demonstration engines will represent a significant improvement over the current state in terms of both time and cost. These step changes in performance and development costs are complemented by the reduced CO2 of between 2 - 8% per engine that will be realised during the functional life of the product.
One way of improving diesel engine efficiency is by increasing its peak cylinder pressure capability thereby allowing more advanced injection timing. The Ultra-High Peak Cylinder Pressure Heavy Duty Diesel Engine programme is developing, harmonising and applying advanced simulation tools to design and manufacture an engine with 30% up-rated cylinder pressure capability. Additionally, novel multidisciplinary optimisation tools are being harnessed to ensure near optimal functionality of the end product, and to help solve this complex design-for-manufacture problem. As outcomes of this proposed programme, the simulation-driven processes and production of the demonstration engines will represent a significant improvement over the current state in terms of both time and cost. These step changes in performance and development costs are complemented by the reduced CO2 of between 2 - 8% per engine that will be realised during the functional life of the product.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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CATERPILLAR UK ENGINES CO LIMITED | £2,500,221 | £ 900,080 |
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Participant |
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TECNICA UK LIMITED | £44,751 | £ 26,851 |
GRAINGER & WORRALL LIMITED | £371,289 | £ 183,343 |
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LIMITED |
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