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Microstructural Analysis of Deposits on Heavy-Duty EGR Coolers
Technical Paper
2013-01-1288
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler fouling has become a significant issue for compliance with NOX emissions standards and has negative impacts on cooler sizing and engine performance. In order to improve our knowledge of cooler fouling as a function of engine operating parameters and to predict and enhance performance, 19 tube-in-shell EGR coolers were fouled using a 5-factor, 3-level design of experiments with the following variables: (1) EGR flow rate, (2) EGR inlet gas temperature, (3) coolant temperature, (4) soot level, and (5) hydrocarbon concentration. A 9-liter engine and ULSD fuel were used to form the cooler deposits. Coolers were run until the effectiveness stabilized, and then were cooled down to room temperature and run for an additional few hours in order to measure the change in effectiveness due to shut down. The coolers were cut open and the mass per unit area of the deposit was measured as a function of distance down the tube. Microstructural analysis revealed that the deposit mass and thickness were generally lowest both at the cooler outlet and on the upstream side of the turbulators for all the coolers. A low EGR inlet gas temperature and high EGR flow rate produced the thickest deposit and the highest loss of effectiveness. High EGR inlet gas temperatures appeared to produce mud-cracking in the deposits and when combined with high EGR flow rate, often resulted in deposit spallation near the inlet. Coolant temperature, smoke level and HC concentration had less of an effect on cooler performance.
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Authors
- Michael J. Lance - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- John Storey - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- C. Scott Sluder - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Harry Meyer III - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Brad Watkins - John Deere Power Systems
- Michele Kaiser - John Deere Power Systems
- Ponnaiyan Ayyappan - John Deere Power Systems
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Lance, M., Storey, J., Sluder, C., Meyer III, H. et al., "Microstructural Analysis of Deposits on Heavy-Duty EGR Coolers," SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-1288, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1288.Also In
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