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13.03.2024

Research on Regeneration Technology for Gasoline Particulate Filters Using Microwave Heating

The lower exhaust gas temperatures in hybrid vehicles can make it difficult to regenerate gasoline particulate filters (GPF). Filter regeneration technology using microwave (MW) heating has long been studied and for diesel particulate filter …

verfasst von:
Toru Uenishi, Kazuhiko Koike, Takumi Suzawa

17.01.2024

Reduction of Emissions in Diesel Engine Using Blended Diesel with Edible Bran Oil

Compared to other internal combustion engines, the diesel engine contributes a considerable part in air pollution; especially by emission of sulfur oxides (SOx) along with oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrocarbon (HC); those …

verfasst von:
A. K. Singh, S. Barman, P. Mondal, N. Barman

Open Access 11.01.2024

Particulate Filters for Combustion Engines to Mitigate Global Warming. Estimating the Effects of a Highly Efficient but Underutilized Tool

Particulate filters are state-of-the-art and are used in internal combustion engines worldwide to eliminate carcinogenic nanoparticles. Health studies estimate that this prevents about one million premature deaths annually. What is less known and …

verfasst von:
Andreas C.R. Mayer, Joerg Mayer, Max Wyser, Fritz Legerer, Jan Czerwinski, Thomas W. Lutz, Timothy V. Johnson, Mark Z. Jacobson

05.01.2024

Forced Convection Heat Transfer Characteristics of Developed Laminar Flow in the Octagonal Channels of Octo-Square Asymmetric Particulate Filters

The forced convection heat transfer characteristics of fully developed laminar flow in an octagonal channel with alternating sides of different lengths have been investigated. Such channels occur in octo-square asymmetric diesel and gasoline …

verfasst von:
Timothy C. Watling

Open Access 04.01.2024

Emissions from the Construction Sector in the United Kingdom

The UK national atmospheric emissions inventory estimates of construction industry emissions use a top-down approach, based on fuel consumption and employment. It estimates that the sector is the 2nd largest emitter of PM2.5 (14%) and 4th largest …

verfasst von:
Carl Desouza, Daniel Marsh, Sean Beevers, Nick Molden, David Green

Open Access 20.12.2023

Combined Ash and Soot Monitoring for Gasoline Particulate Filters Using a Radio-Frequency-Based Sensor

Increasingly stringent emission limits have made particulate filters necessary for gasoline engines. Similar to diesel applications, gasoline particulate filters (GPFs) can be monitored by differential pressure measurement or by the …

verfasst von:
Stefanie Walter, Peter Schwanzer, Gunter Hagen, Hans-Peter Rabl, Markus Dietrich, Ralf Moos

Open Access 06.12.2023

A Thermodynamics Model for the Assessment and Optimisation of Onboard Natural Gas Reforming and Carbon Capture

Shipping decarbonization has gained increasing attention in recent years following the carbon reduction goals set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The adoption of low- and zero-carbon fuels for ocean-going vessels has been widely …

verfasst von:
Li Chin Law, Epaminondas Mastorakos, Mohd. Roslee Othman, Antonis Trakakis