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A New Look at Oxygen Enrichment 1) The Diesel Engine
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New concepts in oxygen enrichment of the inlet air have been examined in tests on two direct injection diesel engines, showing: significant reduction in particulate emissions (nearly 80% at full load), increased thermal efficiency if injection timing control is employed, substantial reductions in exhaust smoke under most conditions, ability to burn inferior quality fuels which is economically very attractive and achivement of turbo-charged levels of output with consequential benefits of increased power/mass and improved thermal efficiency. The replacement of an engine's turbocharger and intercooling system with a smaller turbocharger and polymeric membrane elements to supply the oxygen enriched stream should allow improved transient response. NOx emission remain a problem and can only be reduced to normally aspirated engine levels at some efficiency penalty.
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Watson, H., Milkins, E., and Rigby, G., "A New Look at Oxygen Enrichment 1) The Diesel Engine," SAE Technical Paper 900344, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/900344.Also In
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