A heavy-duty methanol engine utilizing a glow plug ignition system has been developed by Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD). This engine was tested to determine the performance and emissions characteristics prior to installation in a load-haul-dump (LHD) mining machine. The engine is now undergoing field trials at an operating mine in Canada. Results show that the methanol engine produced low exhaust emissions relative to the diesel-powered counterpart. Low particulate emissions and the absence of sulphur compounds were confirmed. This paper describes the engine, presents engine test results and provides an update on the field trials at the underground mines.


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    Titel :

    Assessment of a heavy-duty methanol engine for underground mining


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Berechnung eines Hochleistungsmethanolmotors fuer den Untertagebau


    Beteiligte:
    Vergeer, H.C. (Autor:in) / Lawson, A. (Autor:in) / Burnett, T.C. (Autor:in) / Sauerteig, J.E. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    SAE-Papers ; Apr ; 1-7


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987


    Format / Umfang :

    7 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 6 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    Assessment of a Heavy-Duty Methanol Engine for Underground Mining

    Lawson, A. / Vergeer, H.C. / Sauerteig, J.E. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 1987


    Assessment of a Heavy-Duty Methanol Engine for Underground Mining

    Burnett,T.C. / Sauerteig,J.E. / Vergeer,H.C. et al. | Kraftfahrwesen | 1987



    Methanol engine tested for underground mining

    Vergeer,H.C. / Lawson,A. / Ontario Research Foundation,CA | Kraftfahrwesen | 1987


    Durability Test Results of Heavy-duty Methanol Engine

    Hosonuma, K. / Nishino, T. | British Library Online Contents | 1996