Benefits of GTL Fuel in Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters 2009-01-1934
Synthetic fuels are expected to play an important role for future mobility, because they can be introduced seamlessly alongside conventional fuels without the need for new infrastructure. Thus, understanding the interaction of GTL fuels with modern engines, and aftertreatment systems, is important. The current study investigates potential benefits of GTL fuel in respect of diesel particulate filters (DPF).
Experiments were conducted on a Euro 4 TDI engine, comparing the DPF response to two different fuels, normal diesel and GTL fuel. The investigation focused on the accumulation and regeneration behavior of the DPF. Results indicated that GTL fuel reduced particulate formation to such an extent that the regeneration cycle was significantly elongated, by ∼70% compared with conventional diesel. Thus, the engine could operate for this increased time before the DPF reached maximum load and regeneration was needed. In terms of regeneration behavior there was broad similarity between the two fuels, indicating that no adaptation of DPF management is required for vehicles operated on GTL fuel.
Citation: Liebig, D., Clark, R., Muth, J., and Drescher, I., "Benefits of GTL Fuel in Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-1934, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-1934. Download Citation
Author(s):
Dorothea Liebig, Richard Clark, Juliane Muth, Ingo Drescher
Affiliated:
Shell Global Solutions, Volkswagen AG
Pages: 9
Event:
Powertrains, Fuels and Lubricants Meeting
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Diesel particulate filters
Synthetic fuels
Particulate matter (PM)
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