• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1997

In this study, the theoretical investigation of the electrically heated catalyst(EHC) for vehicle application has been carried out using the thermal equivalence of EHC system and the data of vehicle tests to meet ultra low emission vehicle(ULEV) standard. To improve the efficiency of EHC system, it is necessary to understand relation between the power, the operating time and the conversion efficiency of EHC system. The relation was found with thermal equivalence of EHC system which considers the power supply to EHC, heat loss, chemical exothermic energy generated by oxidation reaction and net energy coming in via the exhaust gas. From this relation, the limits of needful power and operating time to meet the ULEV standard can be suggested, when the conversion efficiency of catalyst was known.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.63-75
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• 2001

This paper describes the development of THC reduction technologies compliant with SULEV regulations. Technologies embodied by the developmental work include improvement of fuel spray atomization, quick warm-up through coolant control shut of, and acceleration of fuel atomization for the fast rise of cylinder head temp inside the water jacket as well as the improvement of combustion state. The technologies likewise entail reduced HC while operating in lean A/F condition during engine warm-up with the cold lean burn technology, individual cylinder A/F control for improvement of catalytic converting efficiency, after-treatment such as thin-wall catalyst, HC-adsorber and EHC and etc, through vehicle application evaluation in cold start. We carried out an experimental as well as a practical study against SULEV regulations, and the feasibility of adopting these items in vehicle was likewise investigated.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2000

It is well known that the majority of the emissions measured from vehicle exhaust in the US Federal Test Procedure(FTP-75) are emitted during the first 60 seconds. This paper describes an experimental study on SI engine emissions reduction after cold start with interval secondary air injection and coolant control. Secondary air injection after cold start to reduce exhaust emissions causes an exothermic reaction at the exhaust port and gives sufficient air to the catalyst. For that reason engine-out emissions oxidized in the exhaust port and the rapid heating of a catalytic converter after cold start with CSAI and ISAI are estimated. The influence of the coolant temperature on SI engine emissions has been estimated. In the present studycoolant control of the cylinder head tempeature is used to investigate the effect of coolant temperature on SI engine emissions. The results show that engine-out hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions are considerably reduced with interval secondary air injection and coolant control.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제7권7호
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• pp.104-112
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• 1999

An experimental study for reducing the exhaust hydrocarbon emission at spark ignition engine using timed secondary air injection is carried out . In this study, secondary air injection timings and durations are controlled to decrease the hydrocarbon emission and to increase exhaust gas temperature at cold and warm-up engine conditions. The hydrocarbon reduction rate and exhaust gas temperature are compared between timed secondary air injection and continuous air injection. The optimum secondary air injection timing for reducing the hydrocarbon emission is at the exhaust valve open timing. At some engine conditions , the hydrocarbon emissions are decreased to 10% of engine raw values and exhaust gas temperatures increase by 20$0^{\circ}C$ with times secondary air injection . Timed secondary air injection has more hydrocarbon reduction rate that continuous secondary air injection except some engine conditions.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.802-807
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 메탄으로부터 합성가스를 만드는 자열 개질(Autothermal reforming)반응 특성을 Ni (15 wt%)-Ru (1 wt%)/$Al_2O_3$-MgO 금속모노리스 촉매체와 전기 발열식 촉매를 사용하여 조사하였다. 자체 가동 형 반응기는 자열 개질 반응기에 $700^{\circ}C$ 반응물을 공급하는데 걸리는 start-up 시간이 2분 이내였다. 반응물의 $O_2/CH_4$와 $H_2O/CH_4$ 비가 메탄의 전환율과 반응기의 온도 분포에 미치는 영향은 매우 크다. 반응기의 온도는 $H_2O/CH_4$ 비가 감소할수록 흡열반응에서 발열반응으로 전환되어 증가한다. 또한 $H_2O/CH_4$ 비가 증가함에 따라 수성가스화 전이반응에 의하여 생성물 중에 $CO_2$양이 증가한다. $GHSV=10,000\;h^{-1}$, 반응물 조성($H_2O/CH_4=0.6$과 $O_2/CH_4=0.5$)의 자열 개질반응에서, 97%의 메탄의 전환율을 얻었으며, 반응기의 온도는 $600^{\circ}C$로 유지되었다. 이 반응조건에서 170 cc 금속모노리스 촉매체를 충진한 반응기에서 자열개질 반응으로 생성된 최대 합성가스의 유량은 $0.94\;Nm^3/h$ 이었다.