Safety of vehicles employing an electrolysis generator is improved by a rollover abatement system.

Safety of vehicles employing an electrolysis generator is improved by a rollover abatement system.

A particulate filter, including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure portion having a plurality of first cells extending from a first end face to a second end face, the first end face being open and the second end face being plugged, and a plurality of second cells extending from the first end face to the second end face, the first end face being plugged and the second end face being open, in which the first cells and the second cells are alternately arranged adjacent to each other with porous partition walls interposed therebetween; and a low thermal conductive layer covering a part or the whole of an outer peripheral side surface of the pillar-shaped honeycomb structure portion, the thermal conductivity in a thickness direction of the low thermal conductive layer being 0.6 W/(m.Math.K) or less.

A particulate filter, including: a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure portion having a plurality of first cells extending from a first end face to a second end face, the first end face being open and the second end face being plugged, and a plurality of second cells extending from the first end face to the second end face, the first end face being plugged and the second end face being open, in which the first cells and the second cells are alternately arranged adjacent to each other with porous partition walls interposed therebetween; and a low thermal conductive layer covering a part or the whole of an outer peripheral side surface of the pillar-shaped honeycomb structure portion, the thermal conductivity in a thickness direction of the low thermal conductive layer being 0.6 W/(m.Math.K) or less.

The invention relates to a method for regenerating a particulate filter in the exhaust gas channel of an internal combustion engine. Here, the particulate filter is divided into several zones for determining the loading state, and, at the same time, a temperature distribution over the cross section of the particulate filter is determined. In order to prevent the soot retained in the edge zones of in the particulate filter from being insufficiently oxidized, when it is ascertained that the edge zones have been sufficiently loaded, the exhaust gas temperature is raised to a temperature which, in spite of the heat losses in the edge areas, lies above the temperature at which oxidation of the soot particles can take place. The invention further relates to an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas channel and a particulate filter arranged in the exhaust gas channel, said internal combustion engine being configured to carry out such a method.

The invention relates to a method for regenerating a particulate filter in the exhaust gas channel of an internal combustion engine. Here, the particulate filter is divided into several zones for determining the loading state, and, at the same time, a temperature distribution over the cross section of the particulate filter is determined. In order to prevent the soot retained in the edge zones of in the particulate filter from being insufficiently oxidized, when it is ascertained that the edge zones have been sufficiently loaded, the exhaust gas temperature is raised to a temperature which, in spite of the heat losses in the edge areas, lies above the temperature at which oxidation of the soot particles can take place. The invention further relates to an internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas channel and a particulate filter arranged in the exhaust gas channel, said internal combustion engine being configured to carry out such a method.

An engine system includes: an engine main body; an intake pipe; a mass flow sensor that is provided in the intake pipe and outputs a measurement value of an amount of air passing through the intake pipe; an exhaust pipe; a removal device that is provided in the exhaust pipe and removes an air pollutant included in an exhaust gas passing through the exhaust pipe; a recirculation pipe; a recirculation valve that controls a flow rate of the exhaust gas flowing from the recirculation pipe to the intake pipe; a regeneration control unit that closes the recirculation valve; an air amount calculation unit that calculates a theoretical value of an amount of air flowing to the intake side of the engine main body on the basis of a quantity of state of the engine main body during the regeneration process; and a correction unit.

A method for controlling a filtering efficiency of a filter including a filtering area between an inflow area and an outflow area. Determining a present exhaust mass flow into the filter. Determining a pressure drop across the filter from the inflow area and the outflow area of the filter. Normalizing the measured pressure drop to provide a normalized pressure drop according to a predetermined normalization pressure level at a predetermined temperature for a model filter. Comparing the normalized pressure drop to a pressure drop model including a relation between the pressure drop across a filter and exhaust mass flow to the filter. Determining a pressure deviation between the normalized pressure drop and a pressure drop value calculated based on the pressure drop model and the present exhaust gas flow. Controlling the pressure drop across the filter for reducing the pressure deviation.

A particulate detection apparatus for controlling a particulate sensor which detects the amount of particulates discharged from a filter for collecting particulates contained in exhaust gas. The particulate sensor includes a detection section configured to electrify particulates contained in exhaust gas so as to produce electrified particulates. The particulate detection apparatus includes a period judgment section, an output obtainment section and an anomaly judgment section. The period judgment section judges whether or not the present point in time is within a previously set anomaly determination period just after completing a filter regeneration process. The output obtainment section obtains a sensor output representing the result of detection by the particulate sensor in the case where the present point in time is judged to be within the anomaly determination period. The anomaly judgment section judges whether or not the particulate sensor is anomalous based on the sensitivity characteristic of the sensor output.

The fog removal apparatus comprises a plurality of fog barriers for removing moisture in the fog by absorbing moisture in the fog and by allowing air to pass therethrough when the fog passes through the fog barrier on the wind, and a fog barrier support for supporting the fog barrier. The fog barrier comprises a perforated plate arranged on outer surface of the frame to support the fog barrier; a coated mesh having a porous waterproofing function; a super absorbent sheet for absorbing a large amount of moisture from the fog passing through the fog barrier; a heating means arranged adjacent to the super absorbent sheet to heat and dry the coated mesh and the super absorbent sheet. The multipurpose fog removal system comprises a fog removal apparatus comprising a plurality of fog barriers, an overflow prevention apparatus arranged to provide an upward flow of air to prevent overflow phenomenon that the fog rides over the fog barrier above, and an wind prevention apparatus configured to tilt and rotate in one direction the plurality of fog barriers to a predetermined angle. Heating means for heating and drying the coated mesh and the super absorbent sheet, the overflow prevention apparatus, and the wind prevention apparatus are controlled manually or automatically, or remotely and wireless.