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High-Pressure Late Cycle Direct Injection of Natural Gas in a Rail Medium Speed Diesel Engine
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The performance of an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 567B, two-cylinder locomotive research engine, when operated on high-pressure/late-cycle injection of natural gas, is presented in this paper. A redesign and fabrication of the fuel system was undertaken to facilitate the consumption of natural gas. A small percentage of No. 2 diesel fuel (DF-2) was used to ignite the natural gas. Engine performance, while running natural gas, resulted in matching rated speed and power with slightly tower thermal efficiency. Full power was achieved with a ratio of 99 percent natural gas and 1 percent diesel fuel. However, at high natural gas to diesel fuel ratios, audible knock was detected.
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Citation
Wakenell, J., O'Neal, G., and Baker, Q., "High-Pressure Late Cycle Direct Injection of Natural Gas in a Rail Medium Speed Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 872041, 1987, https://doi.org/10.4271/872041.Also In
References
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- Tuskey, L.W. “Natural Gas. The New Locomotive Fuel,” presented at the Annual Conference Institute of Gas Technology April 16-18 1984
- Miyake, M. et. al. “The Development of High-output. Highly Efficient Gas Burning Diesel Engines,” CIMAC paper D11.2, presented at CIMAC 1983