1. Waste heat recovery (WHR) assessment in complete truck simulation environment
- Author
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Galuppo, F, Reiche, Thomas, Lemort, Vincent, Dufour, Pascal, Nadri, M., Huin, X, Volvo Technology [Lyon], Laboratoire d'automatique et de génie des procédés (LAGEP), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université de Liège
- Subjects
[CHIM.GENI]Chemical Sciences/Chemical engineering ,ORC ,Fuel economy ,HD truck ,[INFO.INFO-AU]Computer Science [cs]/Automatic Control Engineering ,ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,WHR ,[SPI.AUTO]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Automatic - Abstract
International audience; Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) based Waste Heat Recovery in long haul heavy duty (HD) trucks is a promising technology to reduce the fuel consumption. Despite several studies that have been conducted, such technology has not been introduced yet on the market. The constraints for a market introduction are related to driving cycle fuel efficiency, the integration of the WHR system in the truck, control of the system, material compatibility, weight and costs. This paper outlines the mentioned constraints and proposes a complete truck environment simulation study, considering interactions of the system with the other subsystems of the truck. Control strategies and optimized Rankine energy utilisation are proposed to maximize the effectiveness of the system.
- Published
- 2018