• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2006

Currently, due to the serious world-wide air pollution by substances emitted from vehicles, emission control is enforced more firmly and it is expected that the regulation requirements for emission will become more severe. A new concept combustion technology that can reduce the NOx and PM in relation to combustion is urgently required. Due to such social requirement, technologically advanced countries are making efforts to develop an environment-friendly vehicle engine at the nation-wide level in order to respond to the reinforced emission control. As a core combustion technology among new combustion technologies for the next generation engine, the homogenous charge compression ignition(HCCI) is expanding its application range by adopting multiple combustion mode, catalyst, direct fuel injection and partially premixed combustion. This study used a 2-staged injection method in order to apply the HCCI combustion method without significantly altering engine specifications in the aspect of multiple combustion mode and practicality by referring to the results of studies on the HCCI engine. In addition, this study confirmed the possibility of securing optimum fuel economy emission reduction in the IMEP 8bar range(which could not be achieved with existing partially premixed combustion) through forced charging, exhaust gas recirculation(EGR), compression ratio change and application of DOC catalyst.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2015

LPG가 수송용 연료로서 경쟁력을 유지하기 위해서는 지속적인 기술개발을 통해 휘발유와의 연비격차를 감소시키고 후처리시스템 등에 의한 가격 부담을 낮추어야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 안정적인 희박연소 구현을 통한 연비개선을 얻기 위해 실린더 중앙에 점화플러그와 연료분사기가 인접해 있고, 연료가 분사된 후 바로 점화가 이루어지도록 하는 분무유도방식의 LPG 직접분사엔진을 개발의 일환으로 연소제어인자의 변화에 따른 연소 특성을 분석하였다. 안정적인 연소를 위해 국부적으로 농후한 혼합기를 형성하는 성층희박연소의 특성상 일정 수준이상의 질소산화물이 배출되는 문제점을 갖고 있다. 질소산화물 저감을 위해 EGR을 적용한 결과 연료소비율과 THC의 배출은 약간 증가하지만 $NO_x$배출은 약 15% 저감되었다. EGR 적용에 의한 연소속도의 감소는 초기 화염발달 시기에 집중되어 나타났으며 흡입공기의 희석효과에 의해 EGR율이 증가할수록 최대 열방출율 및 열방출율 증가 기울기가 감소하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2006

The aim in this study is to develop the combined EGR system with a non-thermal plasma reactor for reducing exhaust emissions and improving fuel economy in turbo intercooler ECU common-rail diesel engines. In this study, the characteristics of soot, CO and $CO_2$ emissions under four kinds of engine loads are experimentally investigated by using a four-cycle, four-cylinder, direct injection type, water-cooled turbo intercooler ECU common-rail diesel engine with a combined plasma exhaust gas recirculation(EGR) system operating at three kinds of engine speeds. The EGR and non-thermal plasma reactor system are used to reduce $NO_x$ emissions, and the non-thermal plasma reactor and turbo intercooler system are used to reduce soot and THC emissions. The plasma system is a flat-to-flat type reactor operated by a plasma power supply. The fuel is sprayed by pilot and main injections at the variable injection timing between BTDC $15^{\circ}$ and ATDC $1^{\circ}$ according to experimental conditions. It is found that soot emissions with increasing EGR rate are increased, but are decreased as the applied electrical voltage of the non-thermal plasma reactor is elevated at the same engine speed and load. Results also show that CO and $CO_2$ emissions are increased as EGR rate is elevated, and CO emissions are increased, but $CO_2$ emissions are decreased as the applied electrical voltage of the non-thermal plasma reactor is elevated at the same engine speed and load.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.755-760
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• 2010

본 연구는 승용 디젤엔진의 입자상 물질 배출특성에 관한 것으로써, 엔진에서 배출된 입자상 물질이 배기관 및 후처리장치인 디젤산화촉매와 매연여과장치를 통과할 때의 특성 변화를 파악하기 위하여 후처리장치 각각 전 후단 및 배기관에서 직접 측정하였다. 또한 다양한 엔진회전속도 및 부하조건에서 측정함으로써 입자상 물질 배출 맵을 구축하였으며, 디젤산화촉매 및 매연여과장치의 입자상 물질 저감효과에 대해 평가하였다. 뿐만 아니라 배기재순환율과 연료분사시기를 변경시켜 입자상 물질의 배출특성 변화를 파악하였다. 모든 시험에서 입자상 물질을 5~1000nm 크기까지 측정할 수 있는 DMS500을 이용하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2006

The aim in this study is to develop the combined EGR system with a non-thermal plasma reactor for reducing exhaust emissions and improving fuel economy in turbo intercooler ECU common-rail diesel engines. At the first step, in this paper, the characteristics of performance and $NO_x{\cdot}THC$ emissions under four kinds of engine loads are experimentally investigated by using a four-cycle, four-cylinder, direct injection type, water-cooled turbo intercooler ECU common-rail diesel engine with a combined plasma exhaust gas recirculation(EGR) system operating at three kinds of engine speeds. The EGR system is used to reduce $NO_x$ emissions, and the non-thermal plasma reactor and turbo intercooler system are used to reduce THC emissions. The plasma system is a flat-to-flat type reactor operated by a plasma power supply. The fuel is sprayed by pilot and main injections at the variable injection timing between BTDC $15^{\circ}$ and ATDC $1^{\circ}$ according to experimental conditions. It is found that the specific fuel consumption rate with EGR is increased, but the fuel economy is better than that of mechanical injection type diesel engine as compared with the same output. Results show that $NO_x$ emissions are decreased, but THC emissions are increased, as the EGR rate is elevated. $NO_x$ and THC emissions are also slightly decreased as the applied electrical voltage of the non-thermal plasma reactor is elevated. Thus one can conclude that the influence of EGR in $NO_x$ and THC emissions is larger than that of the non-thermal plasma reactor, but THC emissions are greatly influenced by the non-thermal plasma reactor as the EGR rate is elevated.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2011

비도로 차량용 디젤엔진의 Tier 4 interim 규제를 만족하기 위하여 입자상물질과 질소산화물 배출량은 현행 규제 대비 각각 95%, 30% 저감되어야 하며, 입자상 물질을 저감하기위한 방법으로 디젤산화촉매, 부분유량 매연 여과장치 및 매연여과장치가 비도로 차량용 디젤엔진에 적용될 수 있다. 또한 질소산화물을 저감하기위해 배기가스 재순환방법, 선택적 환원촉매와 희박 질소산화물 포집장치 등이 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 56kW급 off-road 차량에서의 입자상물질과 질소산화물을 저감하기위해 매연여과장치와 고압루프 배기가스재순환 시스템이 연구되었다. 실험결과로서 디젤산화촉매와 매연여과장치는 입자상물질을 저감하는데 매우 효과적이었으며 낮은 배압과 함께 출력손실도 5%이내였다. 고압루프 배기가스재순환을 적용한 결과 중 저부하 조건에서 효과적으로 질소산화물을 저감하였으며 배기가스재순환율이 높을수록 질소산화물의 저감율도 증가하였다.