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Evaluation of Six Natural Gas Combustion Systems for LNG Locomotive Applications
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An experimental program to develop a practical natural gas-fueled locomotive engine was conducted. Six natural gas-fueled combustion systems for an EMD 710-type locomotive engine were developed and tested. The six systems were evaluated in terms of NOx and CO emissions, thermal efficiency, knock tolerance, and other practical considerations. Each combustion system was tested at Notch 5, 100-percent load, Notch 8, 80-percent load, and Notch 8, 100-percent load conditions. In general, all of the technologies produced significantly lower NOx emissions than the baseline diesel engine. Based on the results of the tests and other analyses, a late cycle, high-injection pressure (LaCHIP) combustion system, using a diesel pilot-ignited, late cycle injection of natural gas with a Diesel-type combustion process, was determined to provide the most practical combustion system for a natural gas-fueled, EMD 710-powered locomotive.
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Meyers, D., Bourn, G., Hedrick, J., and Kubesh, J., "Evaluation of Six Natural Gas Combustion Systems for LNG Locomotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 972967, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972967.Also In
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