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Development of a Throttleless Natural Gas Engine
Technical Paper
2001-01-2522
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Development of a natural gas-fueled engine capable of throttleless operation is discussed in this paper. This development was conducted under a program funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to investigate methods to increase the efficiency of natural gas engines. In-cylinder fuel-air charge stratification was pursued as the mechanism for throttleless operation. Various methods of charge stratification were investigated, including direct injection, stratified charge (DISC) and a fuel injected prechamber (FIPC). The FIPC combustion system was found to be a more practical solution to the problem of charge stratification. Performance and emissions results from this engine configuration are presented and comparisons are made between current natural gas engines and the prototype FIPC engine.
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Kubesh, J., "Development of a Throttleless Natural Gas Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-2522, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-2522.Also In
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