A Method for Reducing Ash Volume in Wall-Flow Diesel Particulate Filters : Water Injection as a Service Tool to Improve Fuel Consumption and Particulate Filter Service Life

In order to meet today’s environmental standards, diesel vehicles must capture the soot and ash emitted from the engine in what is known as a diesel particulate filter (DPF). The continual ash loading of this filter and subsequent exhaust backpressure, increase in fuel consumption, etc. is seen as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, John
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion 2017
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-139166