Department or Field of Research
Automotive Technology
Submission type
Oral Presentation Proposal
Disciplines
Automotive Engineering | Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
Keywords
Volkswagen Diesel Emissions, NOx, Water/Methanol Injection, Improved NOx emissions
Brief Description
Volkswagen has come under fire for their "Clean Diesel" automobiles that were found to emit too much NOx (Oxides of Nitrogen) when driven on the street. Since NOx is created by high temperature combustion events, the addition of a water/methanol injection system was tested on a VW diesel vehicle to identify if it could cool combustion temperatures and thus reduce NOx to an acceptable specification.
What happens to NOx emissions of VW Diesel cars when water/methanol injection is used?
Volkswagen has come under fire for their "Clean Diesel" automobiles that were found to emit too much NOx (Oxides of Nitrogen) when driven on the street. Since NOx is created by high temperature combustion events, the addition of a water/methanol injection system was tested on a VW diesel vehicle to identify if it could cool combustion temperatures and thus reduce NOx to an acceptable specification.