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The Effect of Cleaning the Intake System of LPG Vehicles on Engine and Emissions

LPG차량 흡기계통 Cleaning이 엔진 및 배출가스에 미치는 영향

  • Hong, Sung-In (Dept. of Automotive Engineering, Seoyeong University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Chul (Dept. of Naval Architecture & Mechanics, Chosun College of Science & Technology)
  • 홍성인 (서영대학교 자동차학과) ;
  • 이승철 (조선이공대학교 선박해양.기계과)
  • Received : 2013.10.16
  • Accepted : 2014.03.06
  • Published : 2014.03.31

Abstract

At the LPG vehicle air intake system, most of dust particles in the air cleaner are removed. However very small particles are not removed and accumulated. The accumulation of carbon in air intake system is going to affect the idle speed control and sensor signal. It also causes engine chattering and transmission troubles of automatic transmission. This is study about cleaning up intake system using cleaning chemical. We can clean up the intake system by spraying cleaning liquid onto intake device when the engine is idling after intake hose is removed from warmed up vehicle. We can obtain the following experimental results by cleaning up ISC, surge tank, intake manifold, intake valves and combustion chamber. According to this results, the stroll valve works correctly and power rate of engine is up to the standard, it is smoothy to control the idling speed when a vehicle pulls up. After cleaning up CO grow down about 0.15%, HC does about 20~100 ppm.

LPG차량의 공기 흡입 시스템에서 먼지 입자의 대부분은 공기 청정기를 통해 제거되지만, 아주 작은 입자는 제거되지 않고 흡기계통에 축적되게 된다. 이 축적된 카본은 공회전 속도 제어와 센서신호 그리고 배출가스에 영향을 주게 된다. 또한 엔진 채터링 현상이나 자동변속기의 변속시점 불량등을 야기시킨다. 이 연구는 세척액을 사용하여 흡기계통을 세척하는 것에 관한 것이다. 워밍업된 챠량에서 흡입호스를 제거하고 세척액을 사용하여 가속시에 세척액을 흡입장치에 분사시켜 흡기계통을 세척하는 것이다. 세척액을 사용하여 스로틀 바디, ISC, 서지탱크, 흡입매니폴드, 흡기밸브, 연소실까지 세척함으로서 다음과 같은 실험결과를 얻을 수 있다. 스로틀 밸브가 정확하게 작동되어 TPS의 센서 신호 전압이 개선되었으며, 차량이 정지하는 경우 ISC 시스템은 공회전 속도 제어를 원활하게 작동하였다. 또한 일산화탄소는 약 0.15 %, 탄화수소는 약 20~100PPM으로 각각 감소되어 배기가스가 현저하게 개선되었다.

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