Conventional(Otto cycle) natural gas engines are limited in power and thermal efficiency relative to a diesel engine due to detonation and the need to run a nearly stoichiometric air/fuel ratio. Technology is under development to burn natural gas in a direct injected diesel cycle that is not prone to detonation or air/fuel ratio control limitations. Direct injected gas (DIG) technology will allow natural gas engines to match the power and thermal efficiency of the equivalent diesel-fueled engine. Laboratory development now underway is targeted for field experimental evaluation of a DIG 3516 engine in a 1500 kW road switcher locomotive. This paper will describe DIG 3516 engine component design and single and multi-cylinder performance development.


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    Title :

    Design and development of a direct injected, glow plug ignition assisted, natural gas engine


    Additional title:

    Die Auslegung und Entwicklung eines Erdgasmotors mit Direkteinspritzung und Glühkerzen-Zündungsunterstützung


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    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 5 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English