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An Experimental Study on dte Performance of Plasma-DeNOx Catalyst widt Supplying Hydrocarbon Reductant  

Hur, Dong-Han (Hyundai-Kia Motor Company)
Min, Kyoung-Doug (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.16, no.1, 2008 , pp. 93-99 More about this Journal
Abstract
To improve the performance of plasma-DeNOx catalyst, a research on active system was performed experimentally. Two hydrocarbons, propane and diesel, were used as a reductant in this study. First, using propane, basic performances of plasma-DeNOx catalyst such as the effects of plasma and C/N ratio were measured at the various engine operating conditions. NOx conversion of catalyst was improved as plasma power or C/N ratio was increased. Next, diesel was injected in the exhaust gas flow as a reductant. The first test using diesel as a reductant is spray visualization in a high temperature flow and spray images were utilized for analysis of posterior test results. To evaluate the effect of an injection direction, it was compared with 6 installation methods of diesel injector due to THC concentrations at the inlet of plasma. From the results, injector was installed toward downstream direction below the pipe. Then, basic performances of plasma-DeNOx catalyst with various injection quantities were measured. As an injection quantity was increased, $NO_2$ conversion of plasma reactor was increased but NOx conversion of catalyst was nearly zero. This was because NOx conversion of catalyst had slowed as time goes by due to black particles which had been adhered to the catalyst.
Keywords
Plasma; DeNOx catalyst; Hydrocarbon; Reductant; NOx conversion;
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