Development of Stoichiometric Diesel Concept

Abstract

This report is an account of work performed on an SBIR Phase II work effect. The report details the results of a research program to design, construct and test a diesel engine which operates at stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. The program has shown that it is possible to achieve acceptable combustion with non-visible smoke emission at stoichiometric air/fuel ratio using a single cylinder Caterpillar lY73 laboratory engine. Based upon engine test results, computer analysis shows that the current U.S. Army 600 horsepower diesel engine used in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle can be increased to 950 horsepower with no increase in air flow or peak cylinder pressures by using the stoichiometric concept and incorporating turbocompounding to recover the additional exhaust energy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 18, 1991
Accession Number
ADA258874

Entities

People

  • Patrick R. Badgley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Commerce
  • Compression
  • Compression Ratio
  • Compressors
  • Efficiency
  • Fuel Injectors
  • Fuel Pumps
  • Fuel Systems
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Lag
  • Lepidoptera

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Military Science