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Effect of an Air Filter Containing Sericite on Diesel Vehicle Fuel Economy

견운모가 함유된 에어필터가 디젤자동차 연비에 미치는 영향

  • Shim, Moo Joon (Department of Biosystems and Convergence Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Kim, Munni (Department of Biosystems and Convergence Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Jin, Kang-Jung (DongYang E&P, LTD.) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Mok (Department of Biosystems and Convergence Engineering, Catholic Kwandong University)
  • 심무준 (가톨릭관동대학교 바이오융합공학과) ;
  • 김무늬 (가톨릭관동대학교 바이오융합공학과) ;
  • 진강중 ((주)동양이앤피) ;
  • 이승목 (가톨릭관동대학교 바이오융합공학과)
  • Received : 2020.03.30
  • Accepted : 2020.04.20
  • Published : 2020.06.10
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Abstract

Sericite is used as a raw material for ceramics and paints, and recently it is widely used as adsorbents to remove heavy metals in wastewater. A new air filter containing sericite was developed using the principle of which components contained in the sericite react with moisture in the air to release oxygen. We tested whether the newly developed air filter actually improves fuel efficiency when mounted on a diesel vehicle. When the diesel vehicle used in the test was warmed up, the fuel efficiency increased by 10~17% compared to when an existing air filter was installed. However, the effect of the developed air filter on the amount of emissions (HC, CO, NOx) has not been investigated, and further research is required for the diesel vehicle emissions.

견운모는 도자기와 페인트 등의 원료로 쓰이고 있으며 근래에는 흡착제로서 폐수 내 중금속 제거에도 널리 이용되고 있다. 견운모에 함유되어 있는 성분들이 공기 중의 습기와 반응하여 산소를 배출한다는 원리를 이용하여 견운모 분말이 포함된 에어필터를 개발하였다. 새로 개발된 에어필터가 실제로 디젤자동차에 장착되었을 때 연비를 향상시키는지에 대하여 시험하였다. 그 결과 시험에 이용된 디젤자동차가 워밍업이 되었을 때 기존 에어필터를 장착했을 때와 비교하여 연비는 10~17% 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 개발된 에어필터가 배출가스(HC, CO, NOx) 배출량에 미치는 영향은 아직 조사되지 않았으며 차후 이에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

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