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Low-Temperature Combustion Aftertreatment Strategy and Particle Emission Correlation with Different Dual-Fuel Ratios
Journal Article
03-16-07-0049
ISSN: 1946-3936, e-ISSN: 1946-3944
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Citation:
Barman, J. and Deshmukh, D., "Low-Temperature Combustion Aftertreatment Strategy and Particle Emission Correlation with Different Dual-Fuel Ratios," SAE Int. J. Engines 16(7):871-882, 2023, https://doi.org/10.4271/03-16-07-0049.
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English
Abstract:
An experimental test bed study was conducted in a 3.8-liter diesel common rail
engine with a gasoline port injection to evaluate the aftertreatment strategy in
low- and high-reactive fuel. The selection of diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC)
and precious group metal (PGM) content is critical for low-temperature
combustion (LTC) (dual fuel) to control hydrocarbon (HC) and carbon monoxide
(CO) emissions. Three DOCs with different PGM contents were tested along with
different dual-fuel compositions to understand their effectiveness and particle
mass composition. The chemical composition of exhaust particles from the engine
out and DOC out are compared. An increase in low-reactive fuel (D15G85) and an
increase in PGM content highlights a significant reduction in particle mass (PM)
from 31 mg/kWhr to 2 mg/kWhr. The major reduction in particle size distribution
observed with high PGM loading is 40 nm with a dual-fuel configuration of D15G85
as the best approach to meet emission standards. Additionally, a detailed study
was made to investigate the characteristics of PM and particle size distribution
in the engine and aftertreatment emissions. The particle number (PN) and their
correlation for engine out, DOC out, and diesel particulate filter (DPF) out
emission are demonstrated with different dual-fuel combinations of D50G50,
D25G75, and D15G85 compared with diesel fuel. To comprehend the characteristic
of PN and PM correlation, dual fuel is tested in different ratios. A linear
correlation of PM and PN emissions is observed between engine out and DOC out as
particulate diameter of the particle size with the total number concentration of
particles in engine out and DOC out. The nonlinear trend is observed for DPF out
due to small particle size (around 5 nm) with different dual-fuel ratios. PM
filter paper analyses were performed to understand chemical composition with
different DOCs and dual-fuel ratios.