AIM: to optimise the use of exhaust gas recirculation for NOx reduction and its effects on particulate emission for heavy fuel engines.

Objectives:

• To investigate the viability of using (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) EGR in marine engines operating on different fuel qualities
• To design prototype EGR systems for selected fuel qualities for two and four stroke engines and test the prototype systems in laboratory
• Characterisation of particulate emissions from marine engines
• Identification of influence of operating conditions and parameters as well as of fuel quality on particulates

The Workpackage consists of two Tasks:

Schematic design of EGR and HAM systems application on the 4T50ME-X research engine (courtesy of MAN B&W Diesel A/S).

Design principle of simple EGR unit (courtesy of MAN B&W Diesel A/S).