Dyno Cell#1 has a medium-duty FEV single cylinder research engine (SCRE) and an in-house modified Yanmar single cylinder engine either of which can be connected to a dual-bank DC dynamometer. This cell has a medium-duty V6 diesel engine modified for single cylinder research with fully variable valve actuation (Sturman HAV-VVT), and is coupled with an eddy current dynamometer. All engine research systems are integrated with Coolant Conditioning (CoolCon) and Lubricating Oil Conditioning (LubCon) Units to precisely regulate the coolant and oil conditions within ±1ºC and 0.1bar of the targeted temperature and pressure.
The system has the independant control of boost, fuel injection scheduleing and pressure, backpresure control through integrated and distributed data aquisition through various sensors and acturation. The gas emission measurement systems for CO/CO2/NO/NO2/O2/HC through conventional gas analysers and FTIR multiGas spectrometer, as well as the analysis of particulate matters are in sync with engine operating conditions. Cambustion analyzers for fast measurement of NOx and hydrocarbons are used with the in-cylinder Gas Sampling valve for crank-angle resolved combustion gas analysis. The established air and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) management enable the independent control of intake boost, exhaust backpressure, and the EGR rates. An in-house made engine test monitor and control program manage all the information including emission data and is coupled with injection control program, boost/EGR control program and online heat-release analysis for adaptive combustion control. Both FEV and Yanmar SCRE are capable of dual fual and alternative fuel research through port-fuel-injection (PFI) or/and direct-injection (DI), in addition to the research of highly-customized cylinder heads, piston bowls and spark-assisted ignition control.