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ResearchProject Number: Research Project: P.I. Name & Address: Co-P.I.: Project Objective: The new device has a tubular turbulator with injecting holes (injecting an agent into the exhaust), and several layers of tubular screens with different solidity. The turbulator is a mixing device that is used to inject a hydrocarbon into the exhaust gases for converting The Long Beach Transit Company has agreed to work with us for field testing of our prototype unit (please see attached email from Mr. Rolando Cruz, Manager of Maintenance at LB. Transit). Our unit will be installed on one of their diesel buses with on board monitoring systems for recording exhaust emissions and temperature. Our unit will have a control system to inject hydrocarbon into the exhaust during idling cycle (for example when bus stops for more than 5 minutes). Results of the field testing will be used to assess the effectiveness of the prototype unit in reducing diesel emissions under real operating conditions. The proposed research has also an educational component. Our budget includes supports for two high school students as part of CEERS High School Summer Fellowship Program. If the proposal is funded, the student awards will be called CEERS-METRANS summer fellowship program. The students will be directly involved in assessment, experimentation and field testing of the new device. The program overview of the CEERS high school summer fellowship program is provided in the appendix. Task Descriptions: Milestones, Dates: Total Budget: Student Involvement: Relationship to Other Research Projects: Technology Transfer Activities: Potential Benefits of the Project: TRB Keywords: Primary Subject: Goals: Enabling Research: Modal Orientation: |
emissions in a diesel engine. The objectives of the proposed investigation are to develop a prototype and field test it on a diesel bus, and to assess its overall performance in reducing pollution generated by the diesel buses and trucks. This new device can also be used as an add-on unit on other diesel engines, such as diesel locomotives, to further reduce air pollution in the Los Angles basin. By installing the new device on trucks that are using low sulfur fuel, the device has the potential to significantly reduce diesel NOx and PM emissions.
into mostly nitrogen dioxide. Particulates in the exhaust gases then react with nitrogen dioxide gases to “burn off,” producing inorganic dusts (iron, zinc, calcium oxides, etc) which are collected at the base of the screen containers. This add-on device can be scaled for different engine sizes. The device is capable of reducing 
emissions by more than 40%, based on the type of agent used, engine operating condition and exhaust temperature.