The Use of Hydrogen Injection for Particulate Emission Reduction in Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines

地下采矿公司最关键的业务之一是空气质量控制。公司花费近20%的运营预算来确保为地下工人提供新鲜空气。因此，通过减少地下排放来降低通风成本的能力是一个有价值的追求。这个应用研究项目的目标是确定向重型柴油发动机的进气口注入少量氢气能在多大程度上减少颗粒物排放。该项目的行业合作伙伴安大略省氢能公司（Ontario Hydrogen Energy Corporation）预计，如果他们的技术适用于地下机械并被使用，有害颗粒物的排放将大幅减少。从健康和安全的角度来看，这个项目也是及时的。在过去的两个月里，世界卫生组织（World Health Organization）将柴油微粒排放重新归类为致癌物质。使用这种氢气输送装置大幅减少这些有害排放，将有助于确保地上和地下的安全工作条件。

One of the most critical operations for underground mining companies is air quality control. Companies spend nearly 20% of their operating budget ensuring fresh air is supplied to underground workers. The ability to reduce the cost of ventilation by reducing underground emissions is therefore a valuable pursuit. The goal of this applied research project is to determine to what degree injecting small amounts of hydrogen gas into the air intake of heavy duty diesel engines reduces particulate emissions. The industry partner for this project, Ontario Hydrogen Energy Corporation, anticipates a significant reduction in harmful particulate emissions if their technology is adapted for and used by underground machinery. This project is also timely from a health and safety perspective. Within the last two months, the World Health Organization has reclassified diesel particulate emissions as carcinogenic. Substantially reducing these harmful emissions using this hydrogen delivery unit will work to ensure safe working conditions both above, and below ground.