Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2014, 62(1), 225-230 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201462010225

Monitoring of Basic Parameters for Selective Catalytic Reduction System Used in an Agricultural Tractor

Antonín Skřivánek, Pavel Sedlák, Adam Polcar, Petr Dostál
Department of Technology and Automobile Transport, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Presented paper describes monitoring of basic parameters for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system used in an agricultural tractor. SCR systems are used to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced by combustion of fuel. The usage of SCR catalytic converters entails certain disadvantages in the use of reducing agent and the necessity of suitable operating conditions to achieve optimum efficiency of the catalytic converter. This paper aims to predict consumption of AdBlue depending on the temperature of SCR catalytic converter, which reflects the engine load and monitoring the effectiveness of SCR catalytic converter when operating a tractor engine with a maximum dose of fuel. To fulfill those aims, the measurements have been performed on the Case Puma 185 CVX agricultural tractor. As the measurement results indicate, the lowest NOx emissions correspond to high consumption of AdBlue. Other studies imply that the catalytic converter operates at optimal operating temperature and with the highest efficiency of NOx emission reduction. The effectiveness of NOx emission reduction is thus affected not only by quantity of injected reagent but also by catalytic converter thermal load. Further measurement results indicate that the lowest amount of emissions of NOx (and the highest efficiency rate) is achieved by catalytic converter in a range in which the engine operates with the highest engine efficiency.

Keywords: SCR Catalytic Converter, AdBlue, NOx Emissions
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This study was supported by the project No. TP 5/2013 "Application of Non-Destructive Methods of Technical Diagnostics in Agricultural Technology" and financed by Internal Grant Agency of Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy.

Prepublished online: April 22, 2014; Published: February 1, 2014  Show citation

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Skřivánek, A., Sedlák, P., Polcar, A., & Dostál, P. (2014). Monitoring of Basic Parameters for Selective Catalytic Reduction System Used in an Agricultural Tractor. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 62(1), 225-230. doi: 10.11118/actaun201462010225
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