Final Report on the Study of Diesel Particulate Traps at Low Mileage

摘要

Several approaches to the control of Diesel particulate emissions are being pursued by the automotive industy, EPA, and others. These include operating mode modifications, engine design and component modifications, fuel modifications, and exhaust treatment devices. This report summarizes the results of a recently completed, inhouse study which began in May, 1979. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the low mileage performance of Diesel exhaust particulate traps. Extended durability of the most promising traps would be evaluated in another program at Southwest Research Institute.