Effects of PM fouling on the heat exchange effectiveness of wave fin type EGR cooler for diesel engine use

This paper has developed a diesel engine cylinder liner and cooling water heat exchange enhancement device, including diesel engine cylinder liner, cylinder liner water cooler, hydraulic accumulator, check valve, diaphragm booster, centrifugal water pump, pulse valve and Conical tube. As well as the pulsating circulation system and booster system composed of equipment. The device heats the heat generated by the diesel engine cylinder liner in a pulsating circulation system through a cylinder circulator in a pulsating circulation system to exchange heat with the external low-temperature seawater. By controlling the opening and closing of the pulsating valve in the pulsating circulation system, fluid is generated in the pipe. Pulsing and hydraulically impacting the diaphragm booster connected near the pulsation valve pipeline, the fluid at the outlet of the diaphragm booster is subjected to hydraulic shock and circulates in a closed booster circuit connected to the diaphragm booster and passes through the cone during the flow. The shaped tube accelerates the fluid to return to the diaphragm supercharger, and the kinetic energy of the fluid is converted into the pressure in the pulsating heat exchange system by impacting the elastic diaphragm of the diaphragm supercharger, so that the pulsating speed is increased. The present invention is to increase the pulsating velocity of the diaphragm. Based on the design of the compressor drive, it improves energy efficiency, avoids the use of high-power water pumps, and saves equipment construction and daily operation.

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Parametric Study on EGR Cooler Fouling Mechanism Using Model Gas and Light-Duty Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas

Energies ◽

10.3390/en11113161 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 3161 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sangjun Park ◽

Kyo Lee ◽

Jungsoo Park

Keyword(s):

Heat Exchanger ◽

Diesel Engine ◽

Laboratory Experiment ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Parametric Study ◽

Gas Flow ◽

Exhaust Gas ◽

Gas Flow Rate ◽

Engine Exhaust ◽

Egr Cooler

Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and high-pressure fuel injection are key technologies for reducing diesel engine emissions in the face of reinforced regulations. With the increasing need for advanced EGR technologies to achieve low-temperature combustion and low emission, the adverse etableffects of EGR must be addressed. One of the main problems is fouling of the EGR cooler, which involves the deposition of particulate matter (PM) due to the thermophoretic force between the cooler wall and flow field. A large amount of deposited PM can reduce the effectiveness of the heat exchanger in the EGR cooler and the de-NOx efficiency. In the present study, the effects of the variables that affect EGR cooler fouling are investigated by a comparison of laboratory-based and engine-based experiments. In the laboratory experiment, a soot generator that could readily provide separate control of the variables was used to generate the model EGR gas. Through control of the soot generator, it was possible to perform a parametric study by varying the particle size, the EGR gas flow rate, and the coolant temperature as the dominant parameters. A decrease in these factors caused an increase in the mass of the deposit and a drop in the effectiveness of the heat exchanger, related to fouling of the EGR cooler. In the engine-based experiment, engine-like conditions were provided to analyze real exhaust gas without a soot generator. Different variables were found to induce fouling of the EGR cooler, and the results of the engine-based experiment differed from those of the laboratory experiment. For example, in the engine-based experiment, a decrease in the EGR gas flow rate did not lead to a more pronounced drop in the effectiveness of the heat exchanger because of the increase in the concentration of PM in the EGR gas. This result shows that the conditions of the engine exhaust gas are different from those of the soot generator.

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