Catalytic diesel particulate filters reduce the in vitro estrogenic activity of diesel exhaust

Diesel Particulate Filters [subscription]

● Diesel Filter Regeneration Abstract: Diesel particulate filters capture particle emissions through a combination of surface-type and deep-bed filtration mechanisms, such as diffusional deposition, inertial d positi , or flow-line interception. Collected particulates are removed from the filter, continuously or periodically, through thermal regeneration. Diesel filters are very effective in co...

Q. Monitoring of Diesel Particulate Exhaust in the Workplace

Modeling of the Regeneration Processes in Diesel Particulate Filters

New simulation algorithm of soot oxidation in diesel particulate filter (DPF) is proposed. Two-dimensional finite differences scheme is used for calculation of the heat transfer in DPF (macro-scale). One dimensional model for treatment of the soot oxidation process in a separate filter channel (micro-scale) is based on a new expression for the oxidation reaction rate that is a modification of t...

CFD Simulation of Soot Filtration in Diesel Particulate Filters

Soot emissions from automotive applications can be reduced through on-board diesel particulate filters (DPFs): the filter gets progressively loaded by filtering the soot laden flue gases, thus causing an increasing pressure drop, until an oxidative regeneration is induced by temperature rise. Due to the complexity of the involved phenomena, a fully predictive and detailed mathematical model rep...

Influence of Alternative Exposure Estimates in the Diesel Exhaust Miners Study: Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer.

The landmark Diesel Exhaust in Miners Study (DEMS) studied the relationship between diesel exhaust exposure (DEE) and lung cancer mortality of workers at eight nonmetal mines who were followed from beginning of dieselization of the mines (1947-1967) through December 31, 1997. The original analyses quantified DEE exposures using exposure to respirable elemental carbon (REC) to represent DEE, and...