Benefits of GTL Fuel in Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters

Dorothea Liebig; Richard Clark; Juliane Muth; Ingo Drescher

doi:10.4271/2009-01-1934

2009-06-15

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.

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Benefits of GTL Fuel in Vehicles Equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters 2009-01-1934

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