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The Effect of Dimethoxy Methane Additive on Diesel Vehicle Particulate Emissions
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FTP emissions tests on a passenger vehicle equipped with a 1.8 L IDI turbo-charged diesel engine show that the mass emissions of particles decrease by (36±8)% when 16.6% dimethoxymethane (DMM) by volume is added to a diesel fuel. Particle size measurements reveal log-normal accumulation mode distributions with number weighted geometric mean diameters in the 80 - 100 nm range. The number density is comparable for both base fuel and the DMM/diesel blend; however, the distributions shift to smaller particle diameter for the blend. This shift to smaller size is consistent with the observed reduction in particulate mass. No change is observed in NOx emissions. Formaldehyde emissions increase by (50±25)%, while emissions of other hydrocarbons are unchanged to within the estimated experimental error.
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Maricq, M., Chase, R., Podsiadlik, D., Siegl, W. et al., "The Effect of Dimethoxy Methane Additive on Diesel Vehicle Particulate Emissions," SAE Technical Paper 982572, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982572.Also In
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