Laboratory/University Partners: SNL, LBNL, LLNL, LANL, and Univ. of Wisconsin
Industrial Partners: Cummins Engine Co., Caterpillar Inc. and Detroit Diesel (through CRADAs)
Amount of Award: $7,155,000 (3 years) [$3,975,000 from ER and $3,180,000 from other DOE programs--$2,580,000 from DP and $600,000 from EE]
Science Area: Basic and applied research for diesel engine emissions control enabled by the introduction of a new level of electronic collaboration.
DOE/ER Programs: CTR-MICS, BES-Chemical Sciences, EE-Office of Transportation Technologies, DP
Number of Researchers: 12
Potential of New Knowledge: Improve the scientific productivity of the basic and applied combustion research that focuses on diesel engine emissions control technology. Build more realistic physical models and design more powerful diagnostic experiments. Enhance the rate of information exchange among participants. Throughout the past fifteen years a progressive improvement in basic understanding of the combustion process, achieved by coupling modeling with diagnostic experiments, has allowed the technology delivery to track increasingly strict emissions standards. The application of collaborative technology will provide enable this trend to continue.