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CCP: 110
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 297

Methods to Reduce Pollutant Emissions from Rail Vehicles

M. Andrzejewski1, P. Daszkiewicz1, A. Merkisz-Guranowska2 and H. Stawecka1

1Rail Vehicles Institute "TABOR", Poznan, Poland
2Faculty of Machines and Transport, Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
M. Andrzejewski, P. Daszkiewicz, A. Merkisz-Guranowska, H. Stawecka, "Methods to Reduce Pollutant Emissions from Rail Vehicles", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 297, 2016. doi:10.4203/ccp.110.297
Keywords: rail vehicles, pollutants emissions, impact on environment, modernization, selective catalytic reduction, diesel particulate filter.

Summary
The compression ignition engines, due to their numerous advantages, continue to be the main source of rail vehicle propulsion. The harmful effects on the environment of these engines, however, is significant. There are many types of rail vehicles operated in the world whose internal combustion engines often do not meet the requirements for exhaust emission toxicity. This paper presents the currently used design and technical solutions and exhaust after-treatment systems that would allow decreasing the negative environmental impact of rail vehicles. The focus is primarily on the modernization of locomotives and their engines and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and diesel particulate filter (DPF) systems.

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