Combustion Science and Technology, Vol.133, No.1-3, 79-91, 1998
The reduction of NOx from the diesel engine exhaust gas by superimposing barrier discharges
The reduction of NOx from diesel engine exhaust gas by superimposing barrier discharge plasma reactors is experimentally investigated. The experiments are conducted for the applied voltages from 0 to 24 kV, electrode gap distance from 1.5 to 5.0 mm, and the flow rates from 0.2 to 2 L/min at initial NOx concentration 1,700 ppm. The results show that NOx reduction increases with increasing discharge power and electrode gap distance. The superimposing barrier discharges under out-of-phase operation mode shows best result, where maximum NOx reduction rate is approximately 60% at operating electric power 10 W.
Keywords:NOx control;superimposing barrier discharge;surface discharge;silent discharge;diesel engine exhaust