Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system

This thesis discusses an investigation and initial development of a novel autoselective discharge system for the regeneration of diesel particulate filters. Numerous previous studies have indicated that diesel exhaust particulate aerosols can have significant health impacts on humans. These findings...

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Main Author:	John W. Proctor
Format:	Default Thesis
Published:	2006
Subjects:	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified untagged Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/35359
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spelling	rr-article-95444992006-01-01T00:00:00Z Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system John W. Proctor (7125296) Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified untagged Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified This thesis discusses an investigation and initial development of a novel autoselective discharge system for the regeneration of diesel particulate filters. Numerous previous studies have indicated that diesel exhaust particulate aerosols can have significant health impacts on humans. These findings have led to legislation that limits the emission of combustion generated particulate matter (PM) and has spurred the widespread development of diesel particulate filters. These filters can reduce exhaust PM emissions by over 90% but they require regular cleaning or 'regeneration' to prevent the exhaust gas flow pressure drop increasing to the extent where it has detrimental effects on engine performance. The novel autoselective system investigated in this research uses an atmospheric pressure electric discharge to regenerate diesel filters by the efficient oxidation of the trapped PM within the filter. In this research the fundamental characteristics of the atmospheric pressure discharge were investigated to allow maximisation of regeneration rate whilst minimising energy consumption. [Continues.] 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Thesis 2134/35359 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Investigation_and_development_of_the_diesel_particulate_filter_autoselective_regeneration_system/9544499 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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spellingShingle	Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified untagged Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified John W. Proctor Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
description	This thesis discusses an investigation and initial development of a novel autoselective discharge system for the regeneration of diesel particulate filters. Numerous previous studies have indicated that diesel exhaust particulate aerosols can have significant health impacts on humans. These findings have led to legislation that limits the emission of combustion generated particulate matter (PM) and has spurred the widespread development of diesel particulate filters. These filters can reduce exhaust PM emissions by over 90% but they require regular cleaning or 'regeneration' to prevent the exhaust gas flow pressure drop increasing to the extent where it has detrimental effects on engine performance. The novel autoselective system investigated in this research uses an atmospheric pressure electric discharge to regenerate diesel filters by the efficient oxidation of the trapped PM within the filter. In this research the fundamental characteristics of the atmospheric pressure discharge were investigated to allow maximisation of regeneration rate whilst minimising energy consumption. [Continues.]
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author	John W. Proctor
author_facet	John W. Proctor
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title	Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
title_short	Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
title_full	Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
title_fullStr	Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
title_full_unstemmed	Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
title_sort	investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system
publishDate	2006
url	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/35359
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Investigation and development of the diesel particulate filter autoselective regeneration system

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