Metal Foam Substrate for DOC and DPF Applications 2007-01-0659
A new metal foam material for diesel particulate filtration, trademarked as INCOFOAM® HighTemp, was recently presented. Extensive tests showed the potential of achieving filtration efficiencies of the order of 85% or more at low pressure drop using a radial flow design concept with graded foam porosity. By applying a catalytic washcoat, the foam exhibits enhanced gas mixing and thus higher conversion efficiencies at high space velocities. In addition, due to an excellent soot-catalyst contact, the washcoated foam exhibited high catalytic regeneration rates. The present paper focuses on a novel “cross-flow” design concept for a better filtration/pressure drop trade-off as well as application of the foam as an oxidation catalyst substrate. The experimental testing starts from small-scale reactors and proceeds to real exhaust testing on the engine bench as well as vehicle tests on the chassis dynamometer and on-road testing. It is shown that the foam structure exhibits excellent mass-transport properties offering possibilities for precious metal and catalyst volume savings for oxidation catalyst applications.
Citation: Koltsakis, G., Katsaounis, D., Markomanolakis, I., Samaras, Z. et al., "Metal Foam Substrate for DOC and DPF Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-0659, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-0659. Download Citation
Author(s):
G. C. Koltsakis, D. K. Katsaounis, I. A. Markomanolakis, Z. C. Samaras, D. Naumann, Sh. Saberi, A. Böhm
Affiliated:
Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Inco Special Products
Pages: 11
Event:
SAE World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Diesel Exhaust Emission Control, 2007-SP-2080, SAE 2007 Transactions Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V116-5
Related Topics:
Foams
Road tests
Corrosion
Gases
Catalysts
Metals
Particulate matter (PM)
Pressure
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