Diesel Combustion Collaboratory
Recent studies have improved manufacturers' and researchers' understanding of the diesel combustion process. However, many aspects of diesel combustion remain unknown, and understanding them is critical to the development of future diesel engines that will have to meet more stringent emission standards while still providing excellent performance. Our challenge is to develop a more complete understanding or a "conceptual model" of how diesel combustion proceeds. This model will provide a framework for interpreting experimental measurements, guide the development of numerical modeling, and furnish engine designers with a mental image to focus their thinking. The goal of the Diesel Combustion Collaboratory is to make doing the science, engineering, and information exchange for the Diesel Combustion Research Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) partners more efficient. If we are successful, researchers will be able to tackle new problems with their existing techniques simply because these techniques are easier to use. The objective of the Diesel Combustion Collaboratory is to develop and provide tools and technologies to facilitate collaboration among the participants on Diesel Combustion Research CRADA. These tools and technologies will allow researchers at different sites to
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