Effect of various LPG supply systems on exhaust particle emission in spark-ignited combustion engine |
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Authors: | J W Lee H S Do S I Kweon K K Park J H Hong |
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Institution: | (1) International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health, Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia |
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Abstract: | The particle size distribution and particle number (PN) concentration emitted by internal combustion engine are a subject
of significant environmental concern because of their adverse health effects and environmental impact. This subject has recently
attracted the attention of the Particle Measurement Programme (PMP). In 2007, the UN-ECE GRPE PMP proposed a new method to
measure particle emissions in the diluted exhaust of automotive engines and a regulation limit (<6.0×1011 #/km, number of particles). The specific PN regulation of spark-ignited combustion engine will be regulated starting on September
1, 2014 (EURO 6). In this study, three types of LPG supply systems (a mixer system and a multi-point injection system with
gas-phase or liquid-phase LPG fuel) were used for a comparison of the particulate emission characteristics, including the
nano-sized particle number density. Each of the three LPG vehicles with various LPG injection systems contained a multi-cylinder
engine with same displacement volumes of 2,000 cm3 and a three-way catalytic converter. The test fuel that was used in this study for the spark-ignited combustion engine was
n-butane basis LPG fuel, which is primarily used for taxi vehicles in Korea. The characteristics of nano-particle size distribution
and number concentration of particle sizes ranging from 20 to 1,000 nm (aerodynamic diameter) that were emitted from the three
LPG vehicles with various LPG supply systems were investigated by using a condensation particle counter (CPC), which is recommended
by the PMP under both the NEDC and FTP-75 test modes on a chassis dynamometer. The experimental results indicate that the
PN emission characteristics that were obtained by the CPC system using the PMP procedure are sufficiently reliable compared
to other regulated emissions. Additionally, the sources of PN emissions in ascending order of magnitude are as follows: mixer
type, gas-phase LPG injection (LPGi) and liquid-phase LPG injection (LPLi) passenger vehicles. The liquid-phase LPG injection
system produced relatively large particle sizes and number concentrations compared to the gaseous system, regardless of the
vehicle driving cycle. This phenomenon can be explained by unburned micro-fuel droplets that were generated due to a relatively
short homogeneous fuel-air mixture duration in the engine intake manifold. Also the particle number emissions from the LPG
vehicle were influenced by the vehicle driving cycle. |
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