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Study on deposit formation in urea-SCR system of diesel engine

  • Xiang Yu Feng*
  • , Yun Shan Ge
  • , Chao Chen Ma
  • , Xiu Kun Han
  • , Jian Wei Tan
  • , Jia Qiang Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Composition and formation cause of the deposits in diesel engine urea-SCR system were investigated with the help of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer and thermal gravimetric (TG) analyzer. Deposits samples were respectively taken from places near the urea nozzle and on the exhaust pipe wall. Results indicate that the two samples of deposits decompose into gas when heated to above 430℃; There are two weight loss stages on the former TG curve in range of 150℃ to 250℃ the sample decomposes into isocyanic acid and ammonia; and in range of 280℃ to 360℃ it decomposes mainly into isocyanic acid. The latter loses its weight mostly in range of 320℃ to 400℃ and decomposes into isocyanic acid. The former is mainly blend of unreacted urea and biuret and cyanuric acid resulted from insufficient thermal decomposition of urea in low temperature and lack of air flow disturbance conditions. The latter is mainly the cyanuric acid, formed by sprayed urea adhering on wall in low temperature and low exhaust flow conditions, or generated directly by isocyanic acid high temperature polymerization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalNeiranji Gongcheng/Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Engineering
Volume35
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Deposit
  • Diesel engine
  • IC engine
  • Selective catalytic reduction (SCR)
  • TG-FTIR
  • Urea

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