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.


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    Title :

    The rail industry's testing experience with low CN fuels


    Additional title:

    Die Versuchserfahrungen der Eisenbahnindustrie mit Kraftstoffen mit niedriger Cetanzahl


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    SAE-Papers ; Sep ; 1-11


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 5 Tabellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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