Mazda will be honoured by Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, for its analysis of the combustion mechanism of catalysts in diesel particulate filters. Mazda has been conducting research into combustion mechanisms to eliminate particulate matter, mainly soot, from diesel engine exhaust emissions. The company developed systems to aid development of highly-efficient diesel particulate filters (DPF) in the future.

Diesel engines are popular mainly in Europe because they have better fuel economy than petrol engines and produce fewer CO2 emissions, which are commonly regarded as a major cause of global warming. However, a treatment process (combustion) is necessary to remove the particulate matter (soot) that is produced in the exhaust. To promote combustion of the particulate matter, the exhaust gases must be heated sufficiently. This requires extra fuel and is one of the causes of poorer fuel economy.

Mazda will use its design strategies to find ways of accelerating particulate matter combustion in order to significantly reduce exhaust processing times. By developing this technology, Mazda aims to cut fuel consumption and achieve cleaner exhaust emissions with less CO2.

Comments (0) »

Show/Hide comment form

Name

Email

Title

Comment

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment