Design of Dust Collector for Rear Wheel of Four-Wheeler

Vehicle traffic is responsible for the resuspended road dust. Substantial fraction of PM10 in urban air is mainly due to non-exhaust traffic emissions and resuspension from street surfaces. These road non-exhaust emissions are often uncontrolled and information about the effectiveness of mitigation measures on paved roads is still scarce. The present work is aimed to design a dust collector system for high clearance four-wheelers to minimize the level of non-exhaust emissions to some extent. The model consists of a centrifugal fan to absorb dust before it spreads and pollutes the air, which is to be placed on and above the rear side of a wheel. Calculation is performed to determine the accuracy of the model by using the reference concentrations of fugitive dust generated by a vehicle travelling on road. This system will help in controlling or decreasing the dust concentration behind a vehicle. The modeling and designing of the system is done on CatiaV5 to get better results. Keywords-Dust, Four-Wheeler, Centrifugal Fan, Dust Collector, CatiaV5