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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 26, 2015
2015 3rd Asia Conference on Mechanical and Materials Engineering (ACMME 2015)
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| Article Number | 03002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Mechanical design and manufacturing | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20152603002 | |
| Published online | 12 October 2015 | |
Urea-SCR Temperature Investigation for NOx Control of Diesel Engine
Low Emission Vehicles Research Laboratory, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
a erasif07@yahoo.com
b youtong@bit.edu.cn
c lin_wei_sky@163.com
SCR (selective catalytic reduction) system is continuously being analyzed by many researchers worldwide on various concerns due to the stringent nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions legislation for heavy-duty diesel engines. Urea-SCR includes AdBlue as urea source, which subsequently decomposes to NH3 (ammonia) being the reducing agent. Reaction temperature is a key factor for the performance of urea-SCR system, as urea decomposition rate is sensitive to a specific temperature range. This particular study was directed to investigate the temperature of the SCR system in diesel engine with the objective to confirm that whether the appropriate temperature is attained for occurrence of urea based catalytic reduction or otherwise and how the system performs on the prescribed temperature range. Diesel engine fitted with urea-SCR exhaust system has been operated on European standard cycle for emission testing to monitor the temperature and corresponding nitrogen oxides (NOx) values on specified points. Moreover, mathematical expressions for approximation of reaction temperature are also proposed which are derived by applying energy conservation principal and gas laws. Results of the investigation have shown that during the whole testing cycle system temperature has remained in the range where urea-SCR can take place with best optimum rate and the system performance on account of NOx reduction was exemplary as excellent NOx conversion rate is achieved. It has also been confirmed that selective catalytic reduction (SCR) is the best suitable technology for automotive engine-out NOx control.
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