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Development of BS-III CNG Engine for a Light Commercial Vehicle
Technical Paper
2007-26-028
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SIAT 2007
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English
Abstract
Environmental degradation is on the rise due to the increased motor vehicle population. One of the strategies adopted to curb deteriorating environmental quality is the use of alternative fuels like Ethanol, Compressed natural gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Natural gas is the world's most plentiful combustible fuel, abundantly available in all the continents. This naturally occurring fuel requires little or no treatment prior to use as compared to liquid petroleum products. Natural gas is also the lowest costing fuel. The use of CNG as an automotive-fuel results in significant reduction in the level of vehicular pollutants CO, HC, NOx, SOx, Pb and PM [1, 2, 3 and 4]. Additionally, the use of CNG results in reduction in the emissions of greenhouse gases (CO2), owing to the lower Carbon-to-Hydrogen ratio of the methane (CH4), as compared to other hydrocarbon fuels [5, 6 and 7]. This paper describes the development of a 4-cylinder dedicated stoichiometric CNG engine compliant to BS-III Emission Norms for LCV application.
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Authors
- K. S. Iyengar - Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, India
- D. S. Kulkarni - Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, India
- N. C. Chopra - Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, India
- A. Palkar - Tata Motors Ltd., Pune, India
- S. S. Thipse - The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, India
- S. D. Rairikar - The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, India
- K. P. Kavathekar - The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, India
- N. V. Marathe - The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune, India
Citation
Iyengar, K., Kulkarni, D., Chopra, N., Palkar, A. et al., "Development of BS-III CNG Engine for a Light Commercial Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2007-26-028, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-26-028.Also In
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