The alternate fuels and internal combustion engine area aims to develop state-of-art experiments related to Internal Combustion Engines and vehicles apart from Emission and engine related Tribological Investigations. The dedicated engine research laboratory paves the way for a balanced development of this front-line area of research, which has several fully instrumented single and multi-cylinder engine test benches for different types of engines/dynamometers. Current research topics include Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) for in-cylinder flow visualization, Phase Doppler Interferrometry (PDI) for spray characterization, combustion visualization and optical diagnostics, Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI), HCCI/PCCI of gasoline and diesel like fuels, Engine Noise and vibration, Laser Ignition of CNG and hydrogen.

Research Areas

• Engine Combustion

• Alternative Fuels

• Biodiesel Research

• Direct/Port Injection of CNG/Hydrogen

• Primary Alcohols and Bio-Butanol Research

• Straight Vegetable Oil Utilization

• Field Trials with Alternative Fuels

• Engine Endurance and Durability Studies

• Lubricating Oil Characterization

• Particulate Characterization and Emission Control

• Regulated/Unregulated Emissions

• Exhaust Gas After-Treatment

• Gasoline Direct Injection

• HCCI/PCCI of Gasoline and Diesel like Fuels

• Engine Noise and Vibration

• Laser Ignition

• Combustion Visualization and Optical Diagnostics

• Particle Image Velocimetryfor In-cylinder Flow Visualization

• Phase Doppler Interferrometry for Spray Characterization

• Micro-Sensors (Capacitance Sensors and Fiber Optic Probes)

• Large-Bore Engine Research

Research Laboratories:

• Engine Research Laboratory (Flyer)

Associated Faculty

Avinash Kumar Agarwal, PhD (IIT Delhi): IC Engines, alternate fuels, vehicular pollution, laser diagonostic techniques, micro- sensor development and lubricating oil tribology