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Automotive Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (3): 438-450.doi: 10.19562/j.chinasae.qcgc.2023.03.011

Special Issue: 发动机&排放专题2023年

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Influence of Ash Plug Distribution in DPF on Particle Trapping Characteristics

Wei Zhang1,Long Jiang1,Liping Meng1,Zehong Li1,Zhaohui Chen1(),Zhijun Li2   

  1. 1.Kunming University of Science and Technology,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engine,Kunming  650500
    2.Tianjin University,State Key Laboratory of Engines,Tianjin  300072
  • Received:2022-08-28 Revised:2022-09-23 Online:2023-03-25 Published:2023-03-22
  • Contact: Zhaohui Chen E-mail:chenzhaohuiok@sina.com

Abstract:

In order to study the influence of ash plug formed by ash deposition in diesel particulate filter (DPF) on the trapping characteristics of particulate matter (PM), a CFD model of DPF channel and ash plug is constructed. The continuous phase coupling discrete phase method is used to study the influence of the blockage ratio, length, position and number of ash plugs on the flow field and PM trapping characteristics in DPF channel. The results show that for the airflow movement in the DPF channel, the position and blockage ratio of the ash plug contribute more to the pressure drop than the number and length, especially the distribution position of the first ash plug plays a decisive role in the pressure drop. The ash plug will change the deposition pattern of PM in the DPF, aggravating the uneven distribution of PM in the recirculation zone at the outlet of the ash plug due to the sudden expansion effect. When the distribution of ash plug in the channel moves forward, the deposition of PM will be uneven. With the distribution of ash plug moving backward, the deposition of PM gradually moves forward and the distribution is more uniform.

Key words: diesel particulate filter, ash deposition, ash plug, distribution, flow field, particle