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Professor Hua Zhao

Professor Hua Zhao is the director of Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuel (CAPF) and Head of Mechanical Engineering Department at Brunel University. Following an overview of CAPF, Professor Zhao presents the air hybrid Regenerative Engine Braking (RegenEBD) technology applied to a bus engine. He then introduces the world most advanced single cylinder research engine that can be operated with different engine cycles with direct high pressure injection and compressed air supply. Advanced laser diagnostics and optical techniques are presented for two optical engines in which in-cylinder flow, fuel injection, and combustion are measured. Finally, a specially designed engine for in-cylinder studies of super knock is shown.