Several approaches to recovering power lost in a methane conversion are discussed in the paper. High compression, turbocharging and improved breathing capability were investigated. The base engine was 1781 cc aluminum boxer-type four-cylinder engine. Compression ratios as high as 12.3:1 were tried as was 20 PSI turbocharger boost. Four-valve-per-cylinder heads were manufactured and tested. The original BHP of the engine on gasoline (71 BHP) was more than doubled on methane.


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    Title :

    High Performance Methane Engines


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Seal, M. R. (author)

    Conference:

    1983 Compressed Natural Gas as a Motor Vehicle Fuel ; 1983



    Publication date :

    1983-06-22




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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