Project reports

PEMs4Nano project reports

The results within the PEMs4Nano project have been divided in 5 different categories, please click the category to view the available reports.
Most of the reports are confidential (CO), in those cases only a public summary is available, which can be quite short.

Result categories:

1. Requirements and Concept
2. Measurement Technology
3. Measurement integration into system development
4. Implementation of a calibration method for the particle counting systems

1. Requirements and Concept

• Report on specific requirements of each focus area by BOSCH (CO)
  Report describing specific requirements of each focus area.
• Report on criteria for project internal impact assessment by IDIADA (PU)
  Report describing criteria for project internal impact assessment.

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2. Measurement Technology

• In/organic nanoparticle population balance model by UCAM (CO)
  Report describing extended, combined, detailed population balance model with basic functionality for organic/inorganic nanoparticles. The model is an outcome in itself as well.
• Calibrated CPC with D50 ≤ 10 nm for laboratory use by TSI (PU)
  Report describing Calibrated CPC with D50 ≤ 10 nm for laboratory use – together with the documented calibration procedure. A demonstrator will be delivered as well.
• Report on surface chemical composition of particles by ULL (CO)
  Report on surface chemical composition of particles.
• Calibrated laboratory particle counting system and calibration procedure by HORIBA (PU)
  Report describing calibrated solid particle counting system for laboratory use – together with the documented calibration procedure. A demonstrator will be developed as well.
• Calibrated CPC with D50 ≤ 10 nm for PEMS use by TSI (PU)
  Report describing calibrated CPC with D50 ≤ 10 nm for PEMS use – together with the documented calibration procedure. A demonstrator will be developed as well.
• Validated advanced nanoparticle model by UCAM (CO)
  Report on validated detailed population balance nanoparticle model with advanced functionality. The model is an outcome in itself as well.
• Calibrated PEMS particle counting system and calibration procedure by HORIBA (PU)
  Report on calibrated solid particle counting system for PEMS use – together with the documented calibration procedure. A demonstrator will be developed as well.
• Simulation platform for particle evolution by UCAM (CO)
  Report on simulation platform for particle evolution within cylinder, exhaust, and aftertreatment system. The platform is an outcome as well.
• Parametric and sensitivity studies by UCAM (PU)
  Report on parametric and sensitivity studies.
• Report on particle losses in the instruments by TSI (PU)
  Report about particle losses related to the measurement instruments and the different sampling locations.

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3. Measurement integration into system development

• Intermediate report on characterization of particles from single cylinder engine and exhaust line by UCAM (CO)
  Report describing Intermediate report on characterization of particles from single cylinder engine and exhaust line.
• SRM Engine Suite validation for ICE configurations by CMCL (CO)
  Report describing the validation of the SRM Engine Suite .
• PN measuring system: requirements & application by BOSCH (CO)
  Report describing the requirements on the PN measurement technology and its application on a multi-cylinder engine for investigations under steady-state & transient engine operation as well as different engine states.
• PN˃ 10 nm emission behavior of GDI vehicles by BOSCH (CO)
  Report describing the PN>10 nm emission behavior of GDI vehicles during various driving cycles.
• Suggestion for PN ˃ 10 nm measurement procedure by BOSCH (CO) – expected in January 2019
  Report making recommendation for a reliable and robust PN > 10 nm measurement procedure for the application in the engine development process.
• Surrogate models – particle sizes (steady state) by CMCL (CO) – expected in February 2019
  The deliverable concerns models for particle size distribution and composition as a function of combustion and EAT configuration in steady state.
• Surrogate models – particle sizes (transients) by CMCL (CO) – expected in May 2019
  Surrogate models for particle size distribution and composition to evaluate PN concentrations from vehicle-in-loop drive cycle simulations (transients) for NEDS and WLTC.
• Characterization of particles from single cylinder engine and exhaust line by ULL (CO)
  Report describing the characterization of particles from single cylinder engine and exhaust line.
• Instrument model assessment for PN concentrations by CMCL (CO)
  Technical deliverable report describing the assessment of hierarchy of instrument models for evaluation of PN concentrations.

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4. Implementation of a calibration method for the particle counting systems

• Implementation of a calibration procedure by IDIADA (PU)
  Report describing the implementation of a calibration procedure.
• Measurement procedure of the equipment by IDIADA (PU)
  Report describing the measurement procedure of the equipment.
• Testing results for final validation & robustness evaluation by IDIADA (CO)
  Report describing the test results for final validation & robustness evaluation.

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