TOPICS

• Definition of basic problems associated with fixed displacement engines
• Theoretical benefits, practical results overview and historical perspective of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Technologies
• Review of the hardware that facilitates HCCI operation in an engine
• Introduction to the gasoline-based and diesel-based HCCI model
• Chemistry and kinetics of HCCI
• Control of HCCI combustion and the system requirements to implement

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Recognize the limitations of current design of the modern internal combustion engines as a function of spark ignited stratified charge combustion
• Identify, describe and explain the various types of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) systems including gasoline-based and diesel-based
• Fully understand the mechanism by which HCCI can improve system performance
• Appreciate the contribution HCCI can make to the overall system operation in a modern internal combustion engine
• Recognize the hardware and control system used in an HCCI system
• Review the chemistry of an HCCI equipped engine