ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>LME-Projects</title> <meta name="description" content="Description of research projects of Laboratory of Marine Engineering"> <meta name="keywords" content="Laboratory of Marine Engineering, diesel engines, marine propulsion, thermodynamic process modelling, ship hull - engine - propeller operation, diesel engine-turbocharger matching, performance measurements, emission measurements, advanced controller design, HERCULES, SMOKERMEN, LIFETIME, ATECS, ACME, SORPTEC, FUNIT" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="lme_styles.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print" href="lme_print.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="sitenav"> <!--<h4>our web site</h4> --> <a href="home.html">Home</a> <a href="about_us.html">About Us</a> <a href="research.html">Research</a> <u><a href="projects.html">Projects</a></u> <a href="people.html">People</a> <a href="publications.html">Publications</a> <a href="facilities.html">Facilities</a> <a href="applications2.html">Capabilities</a> <a href="academic.html">Academic Info</a> <a href="contact.html">Contact/Access</a> <!--<a href="links.html">Links</a> --> <!--<a href="intranet.html">Intranet</a> --> </div> <h1>Laboratory of Marine Engineering</h1> <!--<div id="Layer1"><img src="lme_logo.jpg" width="144" height="130"></div> <h1>ring</h1> --> <h2>Large Scale Projects</h2> <div id="entry"> <!-- for space between menu and text --> <p> In recent years the Laboratory of Marine Engineering has been actively involved in research on propulsion system optimisation, with particular emphasis on theoretical and experimental investigations of engine/load dynamics and the interaction between engine and propulsor. This activity involves expertise in thermo-, structural- and hydro-dynamics but also in control theory, electronics as well as hardware and software development.</p> <p> The Laboratory of Marine Engineering has been actively engaged in the development of cutting edge technologies for marine propulsion systems, mainly through its participation in numerous research and development projects.</p> <!-- <a href="project_history.html"> Background of LME in ships emission evaluation. </a><br> <br> --> <p> The Laboratory cooperates with other <a href="partners_research.html"> organizations </a> and participates in Large Scale Projects, for example: </p> <table class="herc" cellspacing="1"> <tr> <td class="hed" colspan="4"> Large Scale Projects</td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>HERCULES-B</h3> (2008-2011) <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/logo_hb.gif" alt="H" width="66" height="60" </a></td> <td> The project HERCULES-B is the Phase II of the HERCULES programme, conceived in 2002 as a 7-year strategic R&D Plan, to develop the future generation of optimally efficient and clean marine diesel powerplants. The research objectives in HERCULES-B focus on the drastic reduction of CO2 emissions from maritime transport. </td> <td><a href="hercules_b.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>HERCULES I.P.</h3> (2004-2007) <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/image6792.png" alt="H" width="60" height="60" </a></td> <td>The HERCULES I.P. will develop new technologies to drastically reduce gaseous and particulate emissions from marine engines and concurrently increase engine efficiency and reliability, hence reduce specific fuel consumption, CO emissions and engine lifecycle costs. </td> <td><a href="hercules.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>SMOKERMEN</h3> (2002-2006)<a class="feature"> <img src="pict/smokermen.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a> </td> <td>The research objective of the SMOKERMEN project is to achieve smoke emissions reduction in high and medium speed marine diesel engines, during transient loading and at very low loads, by improved air charging of the engine. </td> <td><a href="smokermen.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>ACME</h3> <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/acme.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a></td> <td>Developing engine adaptive control schemes and governor algorithms allowing maximum exploitation of power train capabilities in all ship operating conditions. </td> <td><a href="acme.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>LIFETIME</h3> <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/lifetime.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a></td> <td>To establish a set of correlations between performance, emissions, and engine operating parameters, applicable to a wide variety of direct drive marine engines. To develop a control system including the correlations above, able to optimise engine performance, based on standard measurable operating and external parameters, with emissions level as an optimisation constraint. </td> <td><a href="lifetime.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>ATECS</h3> <!--<a class="feature"> <img src="pict/atecs.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a>--> <td>Advanced Engine Control System: <br> The NTUA/LME contribution to the ATECS project was to provide transient simulation results for heavy duty diesel engines, especially for parameters which could not be directly measured in the engine testbeds. </td> <td><a href="atecs.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>FUNIT</h3> <!--<p> <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/funit.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a>--> <td>Future Unit Injectors: <br> " To lower PM and NOx emissions from heavy duty diesel engines toward the Euro IV/V emissions directives while maintaining or reducing the fuel consumption, by refining the diesel combustion system based on the highly flexible electronic unit injector (EUI) technology. <br> " To develop and test two new generations of electronic unit injector system. </td> <td><a href="funit.html">More details</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h3>SORPTEC</h3> <!--<p> <a class="feature"> <img src="pict/sorptec.jpg" alt="S" width="60" height="60" </a>--> <td>Sorption Techniques for the Removal of NOx in the Exhaust Gases of Heavy-Duty Vehicles. The objective of this research project was to develop and assess the potential of two aftertreatment schemes using the NOx storage technology for heavy duty diesel engines. </td> <td><a href="sorptec.html">More details</a></td> </tr> </table> <br> <!--<img src="map.gif" width="542" height="414"></div> --> <h4></h4> <h5> &copy; 2007-2009 LME</h5> </body> </html>