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One of the efficient method for DPF(Diesel Particulate Filter) regeneration of diesel engines is using post fuel injection, which is injected into the combustion chamber during the expansion stroke. This method generates a heat for DPF regeneration by oxidation of HC with Pt coated on DOC(Diesel Oxidation Catalyst). This study investigates heat generation of DOC using post fuel injection.

디젤엔진의 배기가스 중 미세입자 형태로 대기로 방출되는 매연을 효과적으로 포집하기 위한 새로운 형태의 매연여과장치를 제안하였다. 제안된 매연여과장치에서는 매연의 포집 및 배기가스의 배출효율을 증가시키기 위해 배기라인에 부압발생장치를 설치하였으며, 또한 매연의 대기중 비산을 방지 및 매연의 포집효율을 증가시키기 위해 유체에 젖어 있는 필터를 사용하였다. 본 연구의 실효성을 증명하기 위해 부압을 이용한 매연여과장치 시작품을 제작하여 실차엔진에 장착하여 실험을 수행하였다. 그결과 매연을 줄일 수 있음을 확인하였다.

Over the past years, there have been many researches on investigating performance factors of diesel engines. The air pollutant emission from the diesel engine is still a significant environmental concern in many countries. In this paper, we propose a new smoke filtration system of diesel engine. It uses vacuum equipment and wet filter for capturing smoke. Experiment shows that the proposed system is successful to decrease the smoke.

The nano-particles are known to influence the environmental protection and human health. The relationships between transient vehicle operation and nano-particle emissions are not well-known, especially for diesel passenger vehicles with DPF(Diesel Particulate Filter). In this study, two diesel passenger vehicles were measured on a chassis dynamometer test bench. The particulate matter (PM) emission of these vehicles was investigated by number and mass measurement. The mass of the total PM was evaluated using the standard gravimetric measurement method, and the total number concentrations were measured on a ECE15+EUDC driving cycle using Condensation Particle Counter (CPC). According to the investigation results, total number concentration was $1.14{\times}10^{11}$M and mass concentration was 0.71mg/km. About 99% of total number concentration was emitted during the $0{\sim}400s$ because of engine cold condition. In high temperature and high speed duration, the particulate matter was increased but particle concentration was emitted not yet except initial engine cold condition According to DPF performance deterioration, the particulate matter was emitted 2 times and particle concentration was emitted 32 times. Thus DPF performance deterioration affects particle concentration more than PM.

This work reviews the effects of catalyst formulation and exhaust gas composition on soot oxidation in CDPF (Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filter). DOC's (Diesel Oxidation Catalysts) have been loaded with Pt catalyst (Pt/$Al_{2}O_3$) for reduction of HC and CO. Recent CDPF's are coated with the Pt catalyst as well as additives like Mo, V, Ce, Co, Fe, La, Au, or Zr for the promotion of soot oxidation. Alkali (K, Na, Cs, Li) doping of metal catalyst tends to increase the activity of the catalysts in soot combustion. Effects of coexistence components are very important in the catalytic reaction of the soot. The soot oxidation rate of a few catalysts are improved by water vapor and NOx in the ambient. There are only a few reports available on the mechanism of the PM (particulate matter) oxidation on the catalysts. The mechanism of PM oxidation in the catalytic systems that meet new emission regulations of diesel engines has yet to be investigated. Future research will focus on catalysts that can not only oxidize PM at low temperature, but also reduce NOx, continuously self-cleaning diesel particulate filters, and selective catalysts for NOx reduction.

Numerical analysis has been carried out to investigate the flow field characteristics for exhaust gas in automobile engine DPF system. The DPF system performance is largely affected by exhaust gas flow while it passes through the complicated geometry of DOC/DPF system, fan shape structure, and perforated can with air for fuel combustion. Hence the characteristics of fluid velocity, pressure, and streamline are analyzed with velocity uniformity in front of DOC and swirl flow near the fan. It can be seen that the velocity uniformity increases with the gas flow rate including flow acceleration near the lower area of the fan. The air flow also influences the gas flow distribution close to the impeller and fan structure with complicated swirl flow. These results are expected to be applicable as fundamental design data for automobile engine exhaust system.

This study analyzed on the characteristics of temperature distribution in an active regeneration DPF using computer simulation. In order to verify the boundary condition of analysis, results of temperature distribution in DPF are compared between experimental and computer simulation. Using this boundary condition, temperature distribution and filter's durability in DPF analyzed according to various operating conditions. The results of computational analysis are agreed well with experimental ones from the tendency of temperature distribution of axis and radius direction. The temperature increases and the axial temperature gradients in DPF according to velocity of exhaust gas are lowered as the high velocity of exhaust gas. But the temperature gradients of radius direction at exit side in DPF are grown as the high velocity of exhaust gas. The results according to inlet temperature of exhaust gas show that the increase ratios of temperature in DPF are grown as the high temperature of exhaust gas.

The number of vehicles employing diesel engines is rapidly rising. Accompanying this trend, application of an after-treatment system is strictly required as a result of reinforced exhaust regulations. As Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system is considered as the most efficient method to reduce particulate matter (PM), many automotive makers spend a lot of time to select, evaluate and adapt DPF system. Temperature, gas composition and flow rate of exhaust gas are important parameters in DPF evaluation, especially regeneration process. Engine dynamometer and segment tester are generally used in DPF evaluation, but these test methods can't reveal the effect of various parameters on real size DPF, such as $O_2$ concentration, amount of soot and exhaust gas temperature. Therefore in this study, DPF test Rig using diesel burner was devised to facilitate DPF evaluation at various parameters systematically and the results of two representative applications(thermal cycling and unconditional regeneration) were presented.

The market demand for diesel engine tends to increase in general passenger cars as well as commercial vehicles because of its advantages. However, to meet the vehicle emissions regulation which will be more stringent in the future, it is necessary to plurally apply all after-treatment technologies such as diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), catalyzed diesel particulate filter (CDPF), lean NOx trap (LNT) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR), and so on. Accordingly, the exhaust after-treatment system for diesel vehicle requires the technology of minimizing the numbers of catalysts by integrating every individual catalysts. The purposes of this study is to develop hybrid exhaust after-treatment device system which simultaneously uses LNT/DPF and SCR/DPF catalyst concurrently reducing NOx and particulate matter (PM). As the results, the hybrid system with $NH_3$ generated at LNT/DPF working as a reducing agent of SCR/DPF catalyst, improving NOx conversion rate, was found to be more excellent in de-NOx performance than that in LNT/DPF alone system.

본 논문에서는 유해배출물질 저감장치인 DPF의 문제를 해소하기 위하여 제안된 것으로서, 양방향으로 분기되는 배기가스 유로를 통하여 자동차의 엔진 구동시 발생되는 배기가스를 효율적으로 유도하고 2개의 DPF 장치를 장착함으로서 교번작용을 통한 유해배출물질 정화 및 재생연소특성을 효율적으로 적용할 수 있도록 개발한다. DPF 내부에 입자상물질 적층현상으로 인한 배기가스의 내부압력 증가를 피할 수 있고, 출력저하 및 연비효율이 떨어지는 등의 문제를 획기적으로 개선하여 고효율의 출력을 유도할 수 있는 자동차 배기가스 정화 시스템을 제공하려는데 그 목적이 있다.

In this paper, it is proposed to solve the problem of the harmful exhaust gas reduction device DPF. The exhaust gas is effectively guided through the control of the exhaust gas flow path which is separated in both directions. Through cross control of two DPF units, it helps to improve the purification and regeneration combustion characteristics of harmful emissions. It is possible to prevent an increase in internal pressure caused by deposition of particulate matter in the DPF. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an automobile harmful exhaust gas reduction device capable of solving the problem of lowering the output and lowering the fuel consumption.

As a result of the enforced control of emission, many devices, including the diesel particulate filter, have been installed in diesel cars to reduce the emission of particulate matters. In this study, a car fire case has been investigated and analyzed. A car fire broke out after the vehicle traveled a distance of 1.4 km from a car service center. The car was provided with DPF cleaning when the DPF warning light came on. After being dismantled in the engine room, the car's engine and gearbox were investigated. The findings showed that the rear part of the DPF metal case was melted and punctured, while the honeycomb filter of the DPF was damaged. The car fire was caused by an overheated DPF associated with inaccurate maintenance practice. Therefore, the responsibility of the fire rested on the car service center that performed the DPF cleaning.

In this study, characteristics of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter were investigated on the condition of DPF regeneration and normal DPF condition. THC, CO, $CO_2$, NOx, and $CH_4$ were analyzed by MEXA-7200H and CVS-7100 respectively. Particulate Matter (PM) was measured by difference in weight of Membrane filter. Particle Number (PN) was measured by CPC analyzer. And Sulfate, Nitrate, Organic were measured by Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS). As a result, gaseous pollutants and particulate matter were detected in higher concentration during DPF regeneration than normal DPF condition. And the PN increased by 94%, the fuel consumption was reduced by 29% on DPF generation process. Sulfate, Nitrate and Organic were undetectable level during normal DPF condition. But the highest concentration of Sulfate, Nitrate and Organic were measured as $100{\mu}g/m^3$, $20{\mu}g/m^3$ and $15{\mu}g/m^3$ respectively on DPF regeneration condition. VOCs concentrations (Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene) were analyzed by using PTR-MS. Benzene and Toluene emission have little or no change depending on DPF regeneration. But the Ethylbenzene and Xylene have comparatively low emissions on DPF regeneration.

The number of vehicles employing diesel engines is rapidly rising. Accompanying this trend, application of an after-treatment system is strictly required as a result of reinforced exhaust regulations. The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system is considered as the most efficient method to reduce particulate matter (PM), but the improvement of a regeneration performance at any engine operation point presents a considerable challenge by itself. Temperature, gas compostion and flow rate of exhaust gas are important parameters in DPF evaluation, especially regeneration process. Engine dynamometer and degment tester are generally used in DPF evaluation so far. But these test method couldn't reveal the effect of various parameters on real DPF, such as O2 concentration, amount of soot and exhaust gas temperature. This research has studied the possibility using dump combustor that used to take an approach lean premixed combustion in gas turbine for a DPF power and optimized. It is possible that utilize the system as DOC (Diesel Oxidation Catalyst) and SCR(Selective Catalytic Reduction) assessments test as well as DPF evaluation

Currently, DPFs(Diesel Particulate Filter) are regenerated by a post fuel injection method, in which the diesel fuel is injected into a combustion chamber during an expansion stroke to make a heat for regeneration. Another method, direct fuel injection into the exhaust gas of upstream DOC, can regenerate the DPF without any trouble with an engine. This study investigates heat generation performance of DOC used direct fuel injection method. In result, the upstream temperature of DOC has need of $200^{\circ}C$ for heating DOC without respect to SV and catalyst amount. also, it is necessary to be a step-up fuel injection for safe heat generation.

With a view to engineering application, a three-dimensional prediction of PM loading is essential. In the present study, one-dimensional thermodynamic models on the PM filtration is incorporated into a three-dimensional flow modeler in order to investigate the evolution of PM loading in wall-flow DPF. The configuration of DPF flows is simplified by a fully developed inlet flow and multiple channels as a continuous porous flow passage. The model is properly validated with one-dimensional evolution. The PM concentration is generally higher in the DPF centers and its change is gradual into the periphery. With increasing in the amount of accumulated PM, the velocity profile show more gradual changes in the DPF.