Improvements in Diesel Combustion with After-Injection 2008-01-2476
The effect of after-injection on exhaust gas emissions from a DI diesel engine with a common rail injection system was experimentally investigated for a range of operating conditions. The results showed that over the whole of the operating range, some reduction in smoke emissions can be achieved with after-injection, without deterioration in thermal efficiency and other emission characteristics. The optimum quantity of after-injection for smoke reduction is 20% of the total fuel supply, and the optimum timing is just after the main injection. Visualization in a bottom view type engine showed that with after-injection, soot formation in the main-injection decrease more due to a smaller quantity of fuel than without after-injection, and soot formation with after-injection is insignificant.
Citation: Ogawa, H., Yoshida, T., Takahashi, K., and Numata, A., "Improvements in Diesel Combustion with After-Injection," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2476, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2476. Download Citation