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A Comparison of the Emissions from Gasoline vs. Compressed Natural Gas for an Electronic Fuel Injected Two Cylinder, Four-Stroke Engine
Technical Paper
2012-32-0016
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
Natural gas is a viable alternative to gasoline and diesel fuel
because it is a clean burning fuel that is available from a large
domestic reserve through a mature infrastructure. The heavy
dependence of the small engine sector on oil, much of which is
imported from foreign countries and the small engine sector's
negative impact on the air quality in urban areas are two pervasive
problems that can be helped by using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
as a small engine fuel. In addition, CNG is typically over 80%
methane, which is produced by the decay of organic material, so
while natural gas is not renewable its use enables much of the
infrastructure required for a methane-based renewable energy
system.
In order to determine the emissions benefit of using CNG as
compared to gasoline in a small engine, a 750 cc 90 degree V Twin
port-fuel-injected production engine rated at 29 horsepower (HP),
designed and built by Kohler Inc. This engine was initially fueled
by gasoline, but was converted to a port-fuel-injected CNG engine.
The engine emissions measured include total hydrocarbons (HC),
carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), oxides of nitrogen
(NOx), oxygen (O₂), and intake CO₂, using both diluted and raw
exhaust gas emissions. This paper will briefly describe the
modifications made to the engine to operate on CNG (fuel injection
system, engine calibration...), the primary focus, however, will be
the comparison of the emissions data obtained for both the original
engine configuration, gasoline-fueled, and the modified
configuration, CNG-fueled. While this paper will focus on the
emissions benefit of using CNG and CNG's effect on engine
performance parameters, this paper will also review the sensitivity
of the engine to changes to several engine parameters and the
resulting engine emissions.
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Authors
- Amitabh S. Gautam - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Robert Garrick - Rochester Institute of Technology
- James Howard Lee - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Chris M. Deminco - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Philip E. Hannum - Rochester Institute of Technology
- Larry A. Villasmil - Rochester Institute of Technology
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Gautam, A., Garrick, R., Lee, J., Deminco, C. et al., "A Comparison of the Emissions from Gasoline vs. Compressed Natural Gas for an Electronic Fuel Injected Two Cylinder, Four-Stroke Engine," SAE Technical Paper 2012-32-0016, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-32-0016.Also In
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