System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01M-015/00
출원번호
US-0326983
(2006-01-06)
등록번호
US-7347086
(2008-03-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Webb,Cynthia C.
Bykowski,Bruce B.
Bartley,Gordon J.
출원인 / 주소
Southwest Research Institute
대리인 / 주소
Baker Botts LLP
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3인용 특허 :
53
초록
A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulations.
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We claim: 1. A method for simulating the aging of an emissions control device in the exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a burner for receiving air and fuel and for combusting a fuel feedstream to produce simulated engine exhaust; providing an exhaust line for carry
We claim: 1. A method for simulating the aging of an emissions control device in the exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, comprising: providing a burner for receiving air and fuel and for combusting a fuel feedstream to produce simulated engine exhaust; providing an exhaust line for carrying the exhaust from the burner to the emissions control device; providing a cooling device for cooling the exhaust gas downstream the burner; providing an oil injector for injecting oil into the exhaust line between the burner and the emissions control device; placing an emissions control device on the exhaust line downstream the oil injector; providing a blower for directly cooling the emissions control device; using a control system to simulate a number of engine cycles, each cycle having a succession of engine operating modes, by controlling at least the following engine operating parameters: the on/off operation of the blower, the on/off operation of the burner, the ratio of air and fuel received by the burner, the rate of flow of exhaust from the burner; the temperature of the exhaust gas at the point of injection of the oil, the distance between the oil injection and the inlet of the emissions control device, the temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet to the emissions control device, and the rate of oil injection; wherein the simulated operating modes are at least the following modes: cold start, rich warm up, at least one thermal excursion, and steady state stoichiometric; wherein the control system simulates a number of engine cycles such that the emissions control device is artificially aged to at least 50,000 miles; and evaluating the emissions control device after a number of engine cycles. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by analyzing the distribution of oil deposits in the emissions control device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the simulated operating modes further include a steady state lean mode. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the simulated operating modes further include a cool down mode. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein simulated operating modes include multiple interruptions of a steady state mode by a thermal excursion mode. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the simulating step is preceded by a step of degreening the emissions control device by simulating engine operation without oil injection. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by collecting at least the following data: air fuel ratio at the burner output; exhaust gas oxygen content, and temperature at the emissions control device. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a limiting oil consumption rate of the emissions control device by evaluating the amount of oil build up in the emissions control device. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by measuring the hydrocarbon conversion efficiency of the emissions control device. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by measuring the carbon monoxide conversion efficiency of the emissions control device. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by measuring the nitrogen oxide conversion efficiency of the emissions control device. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the evaluating step is performed by measuring the phosphorus to zinc ratio of deposits in the emissions control device. 13. A system for simulating the aging of an emissions control device in the exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, comprising: a burner for receiving air and fuel and for combusting a fuel feedstream to produce simulated engine exhaust; an exhaust line for carrying the exhaust from the burner to the emissions control device; a cooling device for cooling the exhaust gas downstream the burner; an oil injector for injecting oil into the exhaust line between the burner and the emissions control device; an emissions control device on the exhaust line downstream the oil injector; a blower for directly cooling the emissions control device; a control system for simulating a number of engine cycles, each cycle having a succession of engine operating modes, by controlling at least the following engine operating parameters: the on/off operation of the blower, the on/off operation of the burner, the ratio of air and fuel received by the burner, the rate of flow of exhaust from the burner; the temperature of the exhaust gas at the point of injection of the oil, the distance between the oil injection and the inlet of the emissions control device, the temperature of the exhaust gas at the inlet to the emissions control device, and the rate of oil injection; wherein the simulated operating modes are at least the following modes: cold start, rich warm up, at least one thermal excursion, and steady state stoichiometric; wherein the control system simulates a number of engine cycles such that the emissions control device is artificially aged to at least 50,000 miles; and evaluating the emissions control device after a number of engine cycles. 14. The system of claim 13, further comprising at least the following sensors: a mass air flow sensor for measuring the mass air flow into the burner, a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature near the point of injection of the oil, a temperature sensor for measuring temperature near the input of the emissions control device, and an exhaust gas oxygen sensor. 15. The system of claim 13, further comprising means for measuring the rate of injection of oil by the oil injector.
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