Students: |
Howard Hess, James Szybist |
Faculty/Supervisors: |
Prof. R. W. Dibble, University of California, Berkeley Gary Pope, USA PRO Prof. André Boehman, Director of the Combustion Laboratory |
Sponsors: |
South Coast Air Quality Management District, Program Manager - Cindy Sullivan Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Program Manager - Peter J. A. Tijm Cummins Engine Company, Technical Consultant - Vinod Duggal PACCAR, Technical Consultant - James Reischman |
Objective: |
To determine through laboratroy and field testing how to optimize the performance of a representative turbodiesel engine technology for operation on CETANERTM, an oxygenated cetane boosting additive for clean burning diesel fuels. |
Approach: |
Laboratory tests will be performed at UC-Berkeley and Penn State using the Cummins B5.9 turbodiesel engine. Field tests will be performed using a Dodge Ram pick-up truck, equipped with the Cummins engine. Performance and emissions will be monitored both in the lab and in the field. Through this database, an optimized set of engine operating parameters will be developed. |
Results: |
None to report to date. |
Image of the 24-Valve 5.9L Turbodiesel and Dodge Ram Pick-Up
(for more information on engine specifications see http://www.cummins.com/ram/tdiesel.html)