New Technology Meets Proposed EPA Diesel Truck Emission Rule.BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 1996--Micro-Pulse Controls, a developer of advanced diesel engine technology, has announced a new low-NOx (nitrogen oxide 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 ) engine-control system that has the potential to meet the most stringent emission regulations under consideration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) and the Los Angeles-area's South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. (SCAQMD SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SCAQMD Southern California Air Quality Management District ). Unlike other low NOx technologies that increase production of particulates, the new Limited-Temperature Cycle combines a fast-burn technique with a reduced flame temperature to avoid formation of particulates from retarded injection timing. NOx reduction and particulate control are key components of the proposed EPA rule. Based on an evolutionary improvement of the diesel engine cycle, the new Limited-Temperature Cycle engine-control operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. achieves NOx compliance below 1.0 gram/hp-hour, a level over three times cleaner than can be met by current diesel technology, in combination with particulate control below 0.1 gram/hp-hour. In addition, the Limited-Temperature Cycle enables a gain in fuel efficiency. Micro-Pulse Controls expects to demonstrate the clean diesel technology in early 1997. Discussions have been initiated with diesel engine builders for cooperative development programs to apply the Limited-Temperature Cycle in heavy-duty diesel trucks. Micro-Pulse has licensed the technology from KT Partnership, owner of U.S. Patent 5,566,650, which issued Oct. 22, 1996. CONTACT: Micro-Pulse Controls, Inc. Doug Kruse, 818/565-5501 |
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