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The starting point of the present work is a global model of NOx formation for stoichiometric and lean combustion of hydrocarbons developed on the basis of a single non-linear algebraic equation. The latter is the exact solution of a system of differential equations describing the main kinetic reaction schemes of NOx formation, because it’s been analytically derived. The NOx sub-model incorporates the well-established thermal (extended Zeldovich) and the N2O reaction paths, which are considered to be the most relevant NOx production paths under certain operating conditions in arbitrary engine application. Furthermore, the NOx sub-model proposed here relies on well-established and adopted mechanisms like the GRI-Mech 3.0 [25] and consequently requires no parameter adjustment.

The accurate prediction of pollutant emissions generated by IC engines is a key aspect to guarantee the respect of the emission regulation legislation. This paper describes the approach followed by the authors to achieve a strict numerical coupling of two different 1D modeling tools in a co-simulation environment, aiming at a reliable calculation of engine-out and tailpipe emissions. The main idea is to allow an accurate 1D simulation of the unsteady flows and wave motion inside the intake and exhaust systems, without resorting to an over-simplified geometrical discretization, and to rely on advanced thermodynamic combustion models and kinetic sub-models for the calculation of cylinder-out emissions. A specific fluid dynamic approach is then used to track the chemical composition along the exhaust duct-system, in order to evaluate the conversion efficiency of after-treatment devices, such as TWC, GPF, DPF, DOC, SCR and so on.