One of the efficient method for DPF(Diesel Particulate Filter) regeneration of diesel engines is using post fuel injection, which is injected into the combustion chamber during the expansion stroke. This method generates a heat for DPF regeneration by oxidation of HC with Pt coated on DOC(Diesel Oxidation Catalyst). This study investigates heat generation of DOC using post fuel injection.

This study analyzed on the characteristics of temperature distribution in an active regeneration DPF using computer simulation. In order to verify the boundary condition of analysis, results of temperature distribution in DPF are compared between experimental and computer simulation. Using this boundary condition, temperature distribution and filter's durability in DPF analyzed according to various operating conditions. The results of computational analysis are agreed well with experimental ones from the tendency of temperature distribution of axis and radius direction. The temperature increases and the axial temperature gradients in DPF according to velocity of exhaust gas are lowered as the high velocity of exhaust gas. But the temperature gradients of radius direction at exit side in DPF are grown as the high velocity of exhaust gas. The results according to inlet temperature of exhaust gas show that the increase ratios of temperature in DPF are grown as the high temperature of exhaust gas.