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Fuels for Advanced CIDI Engines and Fuel Cells:
2000 Annual Progress Report

Chalk, Steven

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Table of Contents

I

INTRODUCTION

1

II

FUEL & LUBRICANT EFFECTS ON CIDI ENGINE EMISSIONS

11

 

A

Phase II Testing of Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels in a State-of-the-Art CIDI Engine 11

B

Oxygenates for Advanced Petroleum-Based Diesel Fuels 15

C

Production of Transportation Fuel from C1 Chemistry 21

D

Modeling of Soot and NOx Formation from Combustion of Oxygenated Fuels in CIDI Engines 26

E

In-Cylinder Imaging of Advanced Diesel Fuel Combustion in a CIDI Engine 30

F

Impact of Consumed Lube Oil on Advanced CIDI Engine Emissions 36

III

FUEL & LUBRICANT EFFECTS ON EXHAUST EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES 41
 

A

Overview of the Diesel Emission Control-Sulfur Effects (DECSE) Program, Phase I 41

B

NOx Adsorber Testing with Fuels of Varying Sulfur Content 46

C

Evaluation of Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels in a Mercedes Benz "C" Class CIDI Vehicle 52

D

NOx and PM Emission Control Device Evaluation in a Mercedes-Benz 1.7L CIDI Vehicle 57

E

EC-Diesel Technology Validation Program 61

F

Systems Emission Reduction (SER) Analysis for Automobiles, Light Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Engines 65

IV

HEALTH & SAFETY, MATERIALS COMPATIBILITY, ECONOMICS, AND DISSEMINATION 69
 

A

Environmental Performance of Oxygenated Fuel Compounds Used in Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels 69

B

Chemical Characterization of Toxicologically Relevant Compounds from Diesel Emissions 73

C

Comparing and Contrasting Particle Emissions from Spark Ignition and Compression Ignition Engines 81

D

Lubricity of High Volatility, Low Sulfur CIDI Fuels 85

E

Refinery Modeling of the Production of Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels 89

F

Fuel Property and Emission Database 93

V

ADVANCED FUELS FOR FUEL CELLS 97
 

A

Fuel Composition Effects on Fuel Processing Performance 97

B

Effects of Fuel Constituents on Fuel Processor Catalysts 102

C

Sulfur Removal from Reformate 107

D

The California Fuel Cell Partnership 111