PERFORMANCE AND EXHAUST GAS CHARACTERISTICS ON DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER TRAP

  • Oh, S.K. (Graduate School of Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University) ;
  • Baik, D.S. (Graduate School of Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University) ;
  • Han, Y.C. (Graduate School of Automotive Engineering, Kookmin University)
  • Published : 2002.09.01

Abstract

Suddenly increasing numbers of automobiles result in making worse air pollution problems. In particular, the emissions from automobiles affect badly on atmosphere. Nowadays, research on catalyst converter and filter trap as a modem technology is very active because PM is designated as a major cancer material and stringent regulations on this are necessary and required. The ceramic filter is very efficient in reducing particular materials up to 80-90% and is evaluated as a very efficient after-treatment technology. However, it comes with decreased engine performance due to increased back-pressure occurred by thermal crack. In order to solve these problems, several methods are proposed such as fuel additive, electric heater and burner types. This experimental study has been conducted with equipped and unequipped a ceramic filter on a displacement 11,000cc diesel engine and compared in terms of engine performance and emission. To measure the emission, D-13 mode is applied and measured quantities of the exhaust gases, particularly in CO, HC, PM, and NOx. Therefore, this research is focused on the basic mechanism and characteristics on harmful materials generated by ceramic filter.

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