Is this the saviour of our diesel engines !

Jaahn · Guru

Is this the saviour of our diesel engines !

PeterD · Guru

The link is not clickable. Here is a clickable one. Bosch claims a 'breakthrough' that could save diesel engines

Jaahn · Guru

Hi smile

If anybody is interested here is the research paper on that diesel research. Heavy reading hmm

http://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/media/dam_images/pi10617/wien_2018_ds_e_v_final.pdf

Jaahn

Tony Bev · Guru

Very heavy reading, could someone explain it in layman speak

My interpretation was something about using regenerated energy, to to heat the gasses in the exhaust system

Taking this one step forward, using regenerated energy of between 0.5 and 2 Kw
Could we use this to recharge our leisure batteries

Jaahn · Guru

Hi Tony smile

Hmm yes hard going ! But this is my take on it. If the existing pollution systems are managed for catalyst temperature there will be good outcomes for NOx that should satisfy the rules for the future. There is no new hardware required. However during warmup and shut down conditions there may be some post combustion injection required to maintain temperature. There will be minimal extra fuel use in urban use. There will really just be extra computer management required. biggrin That is what I think they are saying ???

So if I am correct there is nothing to charge your batteries there I suspect hmm

Jaahn

More reading ! Non technical smile

www.dw.com/en/miracle-or-mirage-boschs-diesel-breakthrough/a-43565880

-- Edited by Jaahn on Tuesday 1st of May 2018 08:36:52 AM

Tony Bev · Guru

You are correct Jahhn

I have just reread it again (slower)

They mention that it would be possible to heat the exhaust with regenerated 12 volt energy, they then go on to say that

The key disadvantage of electric heating compared to engine-related measures is the fact that the engine-out nitrogen oxide emissions cannot be reduced

smile smile So I must have added 2 x 2 and wishfully dreaming came up with 6¼ thinking that I had come up with something they had missed smile smile

Thanks for the second link, as it was not directly linkable

I think that it is this one below

http://www.dw.com/en/miracle-or-mirage-boschs-diesel-breakthrough/a-43565880