Clean Air Partners Introduces FuelSolution; Clean Air Partners Expands its Power Generation Line of Innovative Dual-Fuel Technologies.Energy Editors/Business Editors SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 Clean Air Partners (Clean Air), a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced solutions to reduce emissions from mobile and stationary engines A steam engine that is permanently placed, in distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine engine, etc. A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing, pumping, or other kind of engine which is also permanently placed. See also: Stationary Stationary , today announced its newest power generation product, FuelSolution(TM). This addition to the Clean Air Power Generation product line was designed for areas where economics (rather than stringent emissions standards) are key motivators for converting generator sets to use alternative fuels. Using only a small amount of diesel fuel as a "liquid spark plug spark plug: see ignition. spark plug Device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and carries two electrodes separated by an air gap, across which current from a high-tension ignition system discharges, creating a spark " the modified diesel engines produce equivalent horsepower horsepower, unit of power in the English system of units. It is equal to 33,000 foot-pounds per minute or 550 foot-pounds per second or approximately 746 watts. , while burning mostly natural gas. These Dual-Fuel(TM) engines produce substantially lower levels of nitrogen oxides Noun 1. nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil (NOx) and particulates than an engine burning diesel fuel alone -- without sacrificing diesel-like performance. "There's a tremendous opportunity for FuelSolution to penetrate the international market. With as much as 80 percent substitution of natural gas for diesel fuel, FuelSolution will provide significant economic benefits in markets where natural gas costs are low relative to diesel fuel," said Steve Hall, general manager of power generation for Clean Air Partners. "In addition, this product will be especially attractive for reducing greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas and energy waste by its ability to profitably use many flare gases." FuelSolution is currently available for Caterpillar caterpillar (kăt`əpĭl'ər, kăt`ər–), common name for the larva of a moth or butterfly. Caterpillars have distinct heads and are segmented and wormlike. 3500 A and B series engines, with other engine platforms in development. FuelSolution starts and accepts initial load on diesel fuel. When stabilized, it automatically switches to Dual-Fuel mode utilizing approximately 80% compressed, liquefied or low-pressure natural gas. While in Dual-Fuel mode, NOx emissions are dramatically improved from the typical diesel level of 7 g/bhp-hr to about 4 g/bhp-hr. Dave Morgan Dave Morgan (born August 7, 1944 in Cranmore, Somerset[1]) is a British former racing driver from England. He participated in one Formula One World Championship grand prix, the 1975 British Grand Prix in which, like several others, he crashed during a storm in the , general manager of product development for Clean Air Partners pointed out, "the unit may be switched between diesel and Dual-Fuel(TM) modes on-the-fly and under load with minimal transient effects. For example, if the gas supply is interrupted, the Engine Control Unit, or ECU ECU See: European Currency Unit ECU See European Currency Unit (ECU). , will automatically switch the unit to diesel fuel. And when gas supply is restored, the ECU will automatically switch back to the Dual-Fuel mode." Clean Air Partners' proprietary ECU and software monitors and controls changes in air charge temperature, air fuel ratio and pilot fuel quantity. Additionally, direct engine protections (misfire and knock detection systems), diesel fuel control, air fuel ratio control and improved aftercooling are options available for FuelSolution on most available engine platforms. About Clean Air Partners: Clean Air Partners was founded in 1991 to develop technologies that would allow diesel engines to operate with the low emissions benefits of natural gas while retaining the power, efficiency, longevity, and cost effectiveness of compression ignition ignition, apparatus for igniting a combustible mixture. The German engineer Nikolaus A. Otto, in his first gas engine, used flame ignition; another method was heating a metal tube to incandescence. engines. Since that time, Clean Air Partners has broadened its scope to include a wider range of diesel and natural gas emissions reduction technologies and applications. Clean Air Partners' time proven products, based on proprietary technologies from 38 active patents, are operating globally: thousands of low emission vehicle California's Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) program defines automotive emission standards which are stricter than the United States' national "Tier" regulations. There have been two major phases. and industrial systems utilizing the company's technology are in service today. Clean Air Partners' sub-components are used in low emission vehicles produced by some of the world's largest automotive and truck manufacturers. For more information about Clean Air Partners and its technologies, visit www.cleanairpartners.com. |
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