Experimental and Numerical Studies on Catalytic Converter to Reduce CO2 Emissions in IC Engines

Abstract

In atmosphere the air contains 0.04 percentage of Carbon dioxide which plays an major role in maintaining optimal condition of earth by increasing photosynthesis in green plants and trees for their growth and other advantages like supplying oxygen and rainfall etc..., but in recent days due to the increasing in the percentage of carbon dioxide leads to major issues like global warming which leads to melting of glaciers and raising water level. The major amount nearly 85 percentage of carbon dioxide is released from the automobiles, which is causing adverse effect in atmosphere. The main purpose of this project is to do numerical analysis CFD for reducing the emission and controlling the emission of carbon dioxide from automobiles by methods of adsorption of carbon dioxide using activated charcoal (carbon) and alumina based adsorbents in petrol operated engines and comparing them with other. One of the best material for absorbing the CO2 is charcoal due to its high degree of porosity. When reacted with other reagents in order of activation, it increases its capacity of adsorption than that of ordinary charcoal. Similarly, Alumina is subjected to phase transformation to form γ Alumina to increase its porosity.