Sentences with phrase «of diesel particulate»

In 2012, when the very low sulfur fuel is required, reductions of diesel particulate matter will be 15 tons daily, an 83 percent reduction compared to uncontrolled emissions.

Fuel economy suffered severely, caused by the adoption of a diesel particulate filter and active regeneration.

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«Many of the trains at Paddington do not have a simple diesel particulate filter — much like you might have on your car — and these would reduce the emissions significantly.»

Skeen explains that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter as older diesel engines.

Thirdly, there are now formulations of diesel which have a lower sulphur content, and hence lower emissions of particulates.

In major cities around the world, the air is thick with diesel particulates, which the National Institutes of Health now considers a carcinogen.

By simulating how a highly volatile, low - soot fuel behaves in many engine designs, «We hope to retain the performance of diesel fuel with lower particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions,» said Roberto Torelli, an Argonne postdoctoral researcher on Som's team.

There have been some really progressive steps in some parts of the country... but we're going to see the growth of goods movement all across the United States, inland and on the coast, and we really need a lot more attention paid to the fact that this diesel particulate matter is going to be a growing problem for communities that are already facing a lot of threats from traditional sources like refineries and chemical plants.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment may face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards.A pervasive air pollutant, the fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is a mixture of emissions from diesel engines, power plants, refineries and other sources of combustion.

V The FAP filter traps particulate matter to keep wonderful blue diesel exhaust from coming out of the back.

A single diesel bus can produce 750 kg of nitrogen oxides (NOx), a precursor to smog, in a year, and 13 kg of particulate matter, which is a carcinogen linked to heart disease.

At a time when the take rate of diesel engines has been dwindling, what with increasingly stringent NOx and particulate emission regulations, and sales of hybrids and increasingly frugal gasoline - powered vehicles are mushrooming, the future for diesels is uncertain.

In August, VW continued its exploration of the diesel market by introducing the first turbodiesel - powered SUV equipped with a particulate filter to appear on the U.S. market — the Touareg V - 10 TDI.

Engineers say the engine is cheaper to build than a Euro 6 compliant diesel, and it won't be subject to the growing backlash against diesels in Europe because of increased concerns over particulate emissions.

A particulate filter is available as an option for the diesel units (this reduces about 99 % of the particle emissions, without the need for additives).

Details: An underbody heat shield may not be long enough to protect the right drive half - shaft grease boot from heat, which over time could lead to a grease leak that could ignite if it comes in contact with heated surfaces of the exhaust or diesel particulate filter.

Thanks to the use of an oxidising converter, a diesel particulate filter and a catalytic converter to all reduce the harmful emissions, including nitrogen oxide, that exit the exhaust.

Fairly standard features such as engine stop & start, and a gear shift indicator help with the basics, and Peugeot's uses a number of exhaust treatments to keep emissions down - including an selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and diesel particulate filter (DFP).

* Horsepower and torque expected to top previous model (testing is ongoing — check media.gm.com for updates) * NOx emissions reduced at least 63 percent over 2010 models * Quieter operation * High - pressure (30,000 psi / 2, 000 bar) Piezo - actuated fuel system for greater fuel efficiency, improved performance and reduced emissions * Exhaust brake system that enables controlled vehicle slowdown on downhill grades without actuating the brakes * Selective catalytic reduction after - treatment system using diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) injection to provide the best overall diesel characteristics and performance — with a range of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) between DEF refills * Combustion and after - treatment have been optimized to provide about 700 miles (1,125 km) between diesel particulate filter regenerations — a 75 - percent improvement over the previous system and significant contributor to improved fuel efficiency, as the regeneration process requires additional fuel * B20 biodiesel capability for an alternative fueling option * Internal revisions that improve durability

Vehicles equipped with a diesel engine generally return better fuel economy than vehicles equipped with a gasoline engine, but the exhaust is typically more harmful in terms of emissions and particulate pollutants, even when it meets official minimum standards.

«In terms of the engine, you're looking at a diesel particulate filter, you're looking at revised injectors and ECU mapping,» Coughlan said.

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To do that, a lot of work has been done on exhaust after treatment, including second generation Selective Catalytic Reduction and a particulate filter for diesel and a new particulate filter to go along with the usual three - way catalytic converter to deal with pollutants from direct injection turbocharged petrol engines.

The exhaust - gas aftertreatment system is installed directly on the rear of the engine, and its NOx trap catalyst works in conjunction with an SCR - coated diesel - particulate filter.

A 2012 report on particulates from gasoline vehicles by the European Joint Research Commission found that gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles consistently emit a very high number of particles, with the actual emission levels even approaching those of conventional diesels in some cases.

The implementation of BS VI fuels will enable the use of emission control technologies like diesel particulate filters (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems thanks to the low sulphur content.

With the combination of a NOx oxidating catalytic converter and a downstream SCR catalytic converter, which is integrated into the diesel particulate filter and uses AdBlue injection to reduce oxides of nitrogen, the V8 TDI has a particularly efficient emissions control system.

A software intervention in engine management reduces the idling speed of this diesel combined with a particulate filter and simultaneously improves its emission behavior.

A diesel particulate filter is used to reduce soot emissions: it cuts the already low level of untreated emissions further, by more than 90 percent.

For these types of journeys, a fuel - efficient diesel with a particulate filter would be a better option.

The new 148bhp version of the 2.2 - litre diesel engine benefits from detailed engineering revisions and is equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to meet Euro 5 emissions standards and enhance the engine's driving quality.

The new Leon has been fitted with a DPF particulate filter as standard equipment, filtering the typical (but small amount of) soot particles that most diesel engines produce.

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With the combination of a NOx oxidizing catalytic converter and a downstream SCR catalytic converter, which is integrated into the diesel particulate filter and uses AdBlue injection to reduce oxides of nitrogen, the V8 TDI has an efficient emissions control system.

With BluePerformance technology, the diesel particulates filter and the oxidation catalyst housed in the same unit interact with an NOx storage catalyst for further reduction of NOx in the exhaust gas.

The standard, maintenance - free diesel particulate filter located close to the engine provides effectiveafter - treatment of the exhaust gas.

The new Agila is not only very affordable, but also boasts low fuel consumption and emissions: the Agila 1.0 with 48 kW / 65 hp requires an average of five liters of gasoline per 100 km, while the 1.3 CDTI with 55 kW / 75 hp and diesel particulate filter as standard consumes just 4.5 liters of diesel per 100 km.

Though, gasoline direct injection engines do emit quite a bit of particulate matter, though finer than using diesel fuel, still harmful.

And with the available manual regen initiation feature, you don't have to drive at cruising speed to get the engine temperature high enough to initiate regeneration, the process of burning off soot from exhaust gases trapped in the diesel particulate filter (DPF).

The new diesel particulate system required «active regeneration» in order to periodically clean the DPF by means of literally burning the collected material.

«The project is based on four principle technologies: urea - based selective catalytic reduction; diesel particulate filters; ultra low sulfur fuel equal to road standard diesel fuel (EN 590); and the Advising Tempomaat (ATM), [a computer program advising the skipper on the most economical combination of route and speed].»

Photo: FedEx An Impressive 96 % Reduction in Particulate Matter Emissions FedEx is announcing today that it has converted 92 of its trucks to diesel - electric hybrids (using lithium - ion batteries), bringing the total number of hybrids the company has to

Such programs and measures include (1) requirements that publically - funded projects mandate that all diesel construction equipment be retrofitted with the best available technology to reduce particulate emissions; (2) continued funding and implementation of EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Program and similar state - based diesel emission reduction programs; and (3) incentives to accelerate fleet turnover, in which vehicles and parts are properly recycled or scrapped.

The worst part with diesel is that there were a large body of sceptical advisers that tried to put over that, even twenty years ago, the harmful particulates in diesel were well known.

«But all of this work has virtually eliminated nitrogen oxide and particulate matter from diesel engines.»

With introduction and optimization of exhaust gas aftertreatment systems, such as the diesel oxidation catalyst and the diesel particulate trap, as well as NOx - reduction systems, pollutant emissions have been significantly decreased.

The residual particles can be trapped in a diesel particulate trap independent of their size or the engine operating mode.

The usage of a wall - flow diesel particulate filter leads to an extreme reduction of the emitted particulate mass and number, approaching 100 %.

Green freight programs work with the freight industry to minimize the public health impacts of diesel emissions by promoting technologies that reduce emissions from the combustion of diesel, including particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which benefits the health of vulnerable populations.

In conclusion, the particulate emissions of advanced diesel engines can be drastically reduced in terms of the particulate mass and the particle number by using closed particulate filters.