General Motors has been hard at work developing an aftertreatment system that incorporates an electrically heated diesel particulate filter. According to GM, this technology promises to cut the “fuel ...

You’re gazing idly at the landscape when a yellow light on the dash winks on, spoiling the serenity: Your diesel particulate filter (DPF) needs attention. In most situations, the warning doesn’t ...

How DPFs trap soot and ash to reduce emissions. How regular maintenance acn prevent DPF failure and costly replacements. Signs of DPF issues that should prompt immediate attention. How proper oil and ...

Whether you own a diesel-powered vehicle or you are a diesel technician it’s important to understand diesel particulate filters and how they work. Diesel particulate filters play a critical role in ...

In applying ceramic honeycomb wall flow type filters to the after-treatment systems of diesel particulate from engines, the melting and thermal shock failures of ceramic diesel particulate filters ...

Engineers have been meticulously refining the diesel engine's combustion process during the past decade or so, and the result has been a spectacular reduction in the volume of pollutants exiting the ...

Modern diesel vehicles of all sizes are equipped with complex aftertreatment systems to reduce exhaust emissions. The diesel particulate filter (DPF) plays an important role in these systems by ...

A Diesel Particulate Filter — known as a DPF for ease — is part of a diesel car's exhaust system, designed to filter out harmful particles. Unfortunately, not maintaining a DPF properly can lead to ...

Aftertreatment systems are responsible for some of the most common faults found on commercial vehicles, and problems with the systems can result in unplanned downtime if they aren’t addressed.

SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 9, No. 3 (November 2016), pp. 633-649 (17 pages) ABSTRACT Adaptation of both oil based fuel and engine technologies are key enablers to reduce ...