The AVL FIRE Aftertreatment Module is part of the AVL Aftertreatment Suite, which consists of
complementary modules available in AVL BOOST, AVL CRUISE and AVL FIRE comprising the
most advanced and most powerful set of exhaust gas aftertreatment simulation software on
the market. These tools are indispensable elements in the design, development and
optimization of Diesel and gasoline aftertreatment devices, with outstanding capabilities in
respect to physical and chemical modeling, applicability to all common exhaust gas
aftertreatment systems and perfectly complementing each other.
Simulation strategy
Various aftertreatment systems are integrated in today’s
vehicles and this variety will increase further to meet future
emission legislation. As the systems are manifold, the
requirements on the simulation software increase, as
researchers and developers expect their tools to be applicable
to different systems and simulation tasks. The AVL
Aftertreatment Suite offers the right choice of models to comply
with this request. With applicability to both Diesel and gasoline
combustion systems, AVL’s tools allow the simulation of
catalytic converters, Diesel particulate filters and selective
catalytic reactors for various purposes as the investigation and
optimization of flow uniformity, completeness of species
conversation and soot regeneration, cycle emission, system
heat up, ECU calibration and others. This variety on one hand
and the complexity of each task on the other hand explains the need to offer suitable simulation
models in tools, which differentiate in terms of dimension in space, modeling effort, simulation time
and application level.
The core of AVL’s strategy in terms of exhaust gas aftertreatment simulation is the integration of
identical physical and chemical models in its cycle simulation software BOOST, its computational fluid
dynamics software FIRE and its vehicle simulation software CRUISE. This approach ensures
consistent results and enables system development and optimizations starting with simple, fast one-
dimensional calculations for kinetic parameter identification and layout design and to end up with
highly detailed information about the three-dimensional flow in a spatially exact resolved geometry.
Simulation workflow
The kinetic rate parameters (or sets
of
parameters)
for
any
aftertreatment device are first
identified by fast and efficient one-
dimensional simulation using AVL
BOOST coupled to commercial
optimization software. Typically this
parameter identification is based on
measurements used as objective
functions. After achieving the
desired degree of accuracy these
parameters are available for further
use in both BOOST and FIRE.
AVL Aftertreatment simulation workflow