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Future light, medium and heavy duty diesel engines will need to satisfy the more stringent emission levels (US 2014, Euro 6, etc.) without compromising their current performance and fuel economy, while still maintaining a competitive cost. In order to achieve this, the Fuel Injection Equipment (FIE) together with the pressure charging, cooling system, exhaust after treatment and other engine sub-systems will each play a key role. The FIE has to offer a range of flexible injection characteristics, e.g. a multiple injection train with or without separation, modulated injection pressures and rates for every injection, higher specific power output from the same injector envelope, and close control of very small fuel injection quantities. The aim of this paper is to present Delphi's developments in fuel injection strategies for light and medium duty diesel engines that will comply with future emission legislation, whilst providing higher power density and uncompromised fuel economy.

Results are presented for basic combustion optimisation work with an EUI system on a single-cylinder pressure-charged diesel engine with a near quiescent combustion system. A substantial improvement in the particulate/NOx trade-off was achieved by reduction of spray hole diameter, increase of injection pressure and a longer injection period. Analysis of the injection and heat release diagrams shows how the reduction of soot particulate was achieved by an increase of injection pressure with reduction of spray hole diameter. The tendency for NOx to increase was minimised by the longer injection period. The lowest air swirl gave the best results and further reductions in emissions were achieved by improvements to the nozzle and the EUI system. Steady-state simulation-cycle emission results show that with an injection pressure of 1800 bar, a low soot particulate of 0.024 g/bhp h is achieved and the total calculated particulate and NOx is within the US 94 limits for heavy-duty trucks.