HVO100—The Pathway to a CO2-neutral Future for Diesel Engine Drives
摘要
This article describes the potential and usability of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with Diesel engine drive. In the context of engine and vehicle tests, the CO2 and emission potential at partial load and full load was investigated on various vehicle concepts. The aim of the investigation was to prove on a random basis that the end customer can operate his vehicles in the existing fleet in the field with HVO100 without application and hardware changes and without negative effects on CO2 and emissions. The article describes the influence of HVO100 compared to Diesel B7 on the identical vehicle concept with regard to the combustion process, the DPF loading and unloading model, the vehicle individual regeneration contribution and the cold start behavior. Furthermore, the potential of HVO100 for adjusting the emission control in the case of monovalent fuel use is discussed.