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Improvement of NOX Reduction Rate of Urea SCR System Applied for an Non-Road Diesel Engine

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Urea SCR technology has been widely used to reduce NOx emissions of diesel engines. Despite remarkable development for decades, more advanced control and optimization of urea SCR systems are still required as global NOx emissions standards are expected to become more stringent. This study investigated several influential parameters of urea SCR system to improve NOx reduction efficiency. This study uses a commercialized UWS (Urea Water Solution) supply system and a SCR catalyst which was installed in the exhaust line of a non-road CRDI (Common Rail Direct Injection) diesel engine. From this study, it was found that the low space velocity of SCR catalyst is essential for high NOx reduction efficiency, especially at low temperatures. Early injection of UWS enhances the overall NOx reduction efficiency if UWS injection was carefully controlled to avoid urea deposits. Rich injection of UWS with AOC is a good strategy for high NOx reduction efficiency. However, NOx reproduction in the AOC, which has an adverse effect on the overall NOx reduction rate, occurs at high exhaust gas temperatures. System insulation also can improve the NOx reduction efficiency by a few percentage points.

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This research was supported by the Center for Environmentally Friendly Vehicle (CEFV) as a Global-Top Project of Ministry of Environment, Korea (KMOE) and by the “Development of complex fuel engine technology for high fuel economy” project of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials with the support of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea.

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  1. Department of Engine Research, Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, 156 Gajeongbuk-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34103, Korea

    Joonsoo Han, Gyubaek Cho & Hongsuk Kim

  2. R&D Center, E&D Corporate Ltd, #912, Daerung Techno Town 12th, 12 Gasan digital 2-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, 08592, Korea

    Taemin Kim

  3. Research Center, Kukje Machinery Company, 49 Seobu-ro, Okcheon-eup, Okcheon-gun, Chungbuk, 29036, Korea

    Haksup Jung & Sukang Pyo

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, 54896, Korea

    Youngtaig Oh

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Han, J., Kim, T., Jung, H. et al. Improvement of NOX Reduction Rate of Urea SCR System Applied for an Non-Road Diesel Engine. Int.J Automot. Technol. 20, 1153–1160 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12239-019-0108-6

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