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Title: Self-cleaning electrostatic muffler for diesel vehicles

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OSTI ID:268141
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  1. Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA, Rome (Italy)

Due to the importance of the pollution of cars, buses and tracks from Diesel engines, the Centro Sviluppo Materiali, of Rome has studied a particular device for the electrostatic precipitation and the combustion of the particulate from exhaust gases. After the study and the construction of the device, many tests controlled by the Ministry of Transport, both on engines of 2,500 cc and 9,600 cc have been undertaken. The reliability tests were carried out on an urban and extra-urban buses. The design of the device and the results of the tests are described.

OSTI ID:
268141
Report Number(s):
CONF-9510144-; ISBN 1-56091-703-2; TRN: IM9634%%213
Resource Relation:
Conference: International fuels and lubricants meeting and exposition, Toronto (Canada), 16-19 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Emission processes and control technologies in diesel engines. SP-1119; PB: 220 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English