Stručni rad
DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE EMISSION REDUCTION UNIT (VERU) FOR USE IN PETROL ENGINES
Salami Olasunkanmi Ismaila
orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-8594
; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Buliyaminu Dupe Odetokun
; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Bukola Olalekan Bolaji
; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Mufutau Adekojo Waheed
; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Peter Olaitan Ayedun
; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Sažetak
Vehicle emissions constitute the main source of atmospheric pollution in modern cities. The increasing number of passenger cars, especially during the last decade, has resulted in composite traffic problems with serious consequences on emissions and fuel consumption. The main focus is on the development of a unit to reduce the constituents of vehicle emissions before they get into the atmosphere.
The Vehicle Emissions Reduction Unit (VERU) was used to absorb certain percentages of carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrocarbons (HC) which would have been emitted into the atmosphere.
The VERU consists of a canister and specimen prepared by mixing clay with soda lime and water and rolled into balls which were then sun dried. The sun dried specimen were placed in the canister and applied at the tail end of exhaust pipes of vehicles.
The results of the tests carried out using VERU showed that CO2 was reduced by 60%, CO by 73%, HC by 80%, while O2 was increased by 150%. It was concluded that the use of VERU could reduce vehicle emissions and is therefore recommended for use.
Ključne riječi
vehicle emissions; VERU; catalytic converter; carbon dioxide (CO2); carbon monoxide (CO); hydrocarbons (HC)
Hrčak ID:
87364
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.10.2012.
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