An alternative locomotive diesel fuel study included testing a wide variety of fuels in full-sized engines. The fuels tested included methanol and ethanol, shale oil product. SCR II, carbon black-diesel oil slurry, sunflower oil, residual-diesel fuel oil blends, and off-specification middle petroleum distillates. The laboratory test facility includes EMD and GE full-sized engines and smaller research engines. Testing includes engine performance, long-term idle, and 500-hour wear tests. Some promising fuels are field tested in locomotives operating in normal service.
The Rail Industry's Testing Experience with Low CM Fuels
Sae Technical Papers
1986 SAE International Off-Highway and Powerplant Congress and Exposition ; 1986
1986-09-01
Conference paper
English
The rail industry's testing experience with low CN fuels
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