Ford Motor Company

About: Ford Motor Company is a company organization based out in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Internal combustion engine & Clutch. The organization has 36123 authors who have published 51450 publications receiving 855200 citations. The organization is also known as: Ford Motor & Ford Motor Corporation.

FTIR Spectroscopic Investigation of the Mechanism and Kinetics of the Heterogeneous Reactions of NO2 and HNO3 with Soot

Abstract: Soot samples from a spark generator, a flame, and a diesel passenger car were either collected on a Teflon filter and transferred to an IR-transparent window or deposited directly from a flame onto the window and investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The soot-covered windows were mounted in a 10 cm vacuum cell connected to a standard flow system with He as carrier gas. Reactive gases, such as NO2 and HNO3, were added to the carrier gas flow at a concentration of (0.016 to 2.5) × 1014 molecule cm-3. FTIR spectra of soot samples before and after exposure to HNO3, NO2, and O3 are presented. Formation of IR absorption bands was analyzed as a function of exposure time. IR bands attributable to soot surface oxidation products and nitrogen containing species, e.g. −CO, R−NO2, R−ONO2, and R−ONO were observed. The observed time dependence of the absorption bands of the spark generator soot can be fitted by two parallel reactions, a slow and a fast process. Both processes have a reaction o...

Method and system for monitoring an energy storage system for a vehicle for trip planning

Abstract: One or more embodiments may include a trip planning system for planning a trip based on the charge of an electric vehicle battery. The trip planning system may include one or more computers located remotely from an electric vehicle which may have one or more battery packs for powering the electric vehicle. The computer(s) may be configured to receive geographic parameters defining a trip and a battery charge status of the one or more electric vehicle battery packs. The computer(s) may be further configured to determine that the trip cannot be completed based on the battery charge status. The computer(s) may additionally be configured to present a battery charge requirement for completing the trip.