Division of Engines and Vehicles (DMV) – Mauá Institute of Technology (IMT)
Principal Researcher: Prof. Dr. Francisco Emilio Baccaro Nigro
Objectives:
To study experimentally the impact of fuel injection systems and air intake designs on performance, emissions and combustion characteristics with different blends of anhydrous ethanol, water and pure gasoline as fuels. To study the impact of exhaust gas recirculation and supercharging with these fuels on PFI and DI engines. In order to achieve these goals, the Division of Engines and Vehicles of the Institute of Technology Maua (IMT-CP-DMV) is conducting exploratory tests in a chosen flex-fuel engine, representing the state-of-the-art of spark-ignition engines.
Expected Results
a) Obtain experimentally the performance, emissions and combustion characteristics of an engine running on several fuel blends (anhydrous ethanol, water and pure gasoline), and the impact of fuel injection system design on those parameters, both for PFI and DI.
b) Performance, emissions and combustion characteristics of an engine operating with several fuel blends (anhydrous ethanol, water and pure gasoline) turbocharged and with EGR.
c) Provide experimental parameters for verification of simulation models developed by other research groups.
d) Identify subjects that need deeper fundamental studies to be made by the other research groups.