Chemical Mechanism Benchmarking
0D-to-3D benchmarking of chemical mechanism selection for combustion simulations of heavy-duty engines.
CFD & Engine Modeling
Combustion Modeling
3D reactive CFD of turbulence-combustion interactions in heavy-duty engines on hydrogen, CNG, ethanol and methanol.
Boundary Condition Optimization in 3D CFD
A new methodology for boundary condition optimization in 3D CFD simulations of internal combustion engines.
Fuel Injection Systems
Systematic literature review on injected fuel mass and flow rate control in internal combustion engines.
Spark Deposition Model for SI Engines
A new spark deposition / discharge model in CONVERGE CFD, improving accuracy for cycle-to-cycle variability in spark-ignition engines.
Transportation Systems Research
Electric Bus Consumption vs Temperature
Energy consumption of battery-electric buses at different temperatures, from GTT fleet monitoring data.
Electric Yard Tractor Analysis
Techno-economic analysis of electric yard tractors, with GPS and accelerometer data collection, in partnership with PSA Port of Genova.
Urban vs Extra-urban Driving of European Cars
Large-scale mobility pattern analysis and powertrain optimization on a 200k-vehicle European dataset.
Intermodal Logistic Chain Simulation
Simulation of next-generation freight train operation and integration in intermodal logistic chains.
Next-Generation Freight Train Design
Functional design of a next-generation freight train with distributed power, using System Composer and Simulink.