Analysis of the effect of particle-wall collision process in DPF on the spatial structure of smoke cake layer

Based on the rebound model of particle-wall collision, the influence of adhesion force on the deposition process of particles on the smoke cake wall was studied by using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and automatic specific surface area (BET) and pore size distribution analyzer. The interaction between the deposition process and the spatial structure of smoke cake was analyzed. The results show that with the increase of diesel engine speed, Young's modulus of particles decreases and the average particle size increases; the kinetic energy of particles impacting on the surface of smoke cake layer in diesel particle filter (DPF) increases; when the velocity of particles with the same particle size entering the wall increases, the maximum compression distance between particles and the surface of the smoke cake layer increases; and the adhesion force and adhesion energy increase. With the increase of diesel engine speed, the box counting dimension of smoke cake layer in DPF increases from 1.9478 to 1.996, the characteristic radius of pores decreases from 15.32 nm to 7.53 nm, the average pore diameter decreases, and the average pore volume increases. When the fractal dimension increases from 2.633 to 2.732, the deformation degree of particles increases, the smoke cake layer becomes more compact and dense, the internal structure of pores becomes more complex, the surface of pores is rougher, and particle adhesion requires overcoming larger adhesion barriers when particles adhere.