Control-oriented model for integrated diesel engine and aftertreatment systems thermal management

In order to perform effective real-time active thermal management, control-oriented thermal models for the integrated Diesel engine and aftertreatment systems are required. The purpose of this study is to develop a control-oriented temperature dynamic model for a modern Diesel engine equipped with a complete set of aftertreatment systems including Diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), Diesel particulate filter (DPF), and urea-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. In specific, the influences of in-cylinder post injection (fuel injection rate and injection timing) on the temperature dynamics were investigated. Several engine experiments were conducted to validate the proposed model in various operating scenarios. Experimental results show that the developed model can well capture the thermal behaviors of the aftertreatment systems with and without post injections.