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- Natural gas is a fossil fuel that produces fewer air pollutants compared to diesel, especially when considering long-term use.
- It’s used for various purposes, including power generation, industrial burners, transportation, and cooking.
- Due to supply and demand situations, natural gas is generally expected to remain cheaper than diesel globally, particularly in India.
- This is a niche business, too small for OEMs to evaluate in-depth and provide such certification.
- Additionally, it conflicts with their gas engines business, making such certifications impractical.
- Natural gas is colorless and odorless.
- It is primarily methane, with small amounts of other hydrocarbons.
- Natural gas is non-toxic.
- It is lighter than air; if it escapes, it will rise and dissipate.
- Natural gas is clean-burning; when burned with the proper amount of air, it produces heat, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.
- NG – Natural Gas
- PNG – Piped Natural Gas
- CNG – Compressed Natural Gas
- LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas
- SCM – Standard Cubic Meter
- CNG is measured in KGs.
- PNG is measured in SCM.
- 1 KG of CNG = 1.4 SCM.
Up to 92% methane and a small percentage of other higher hydrocarbons.
- Mercaptan, a harmless chemical that contains sulfur, is added to natural gas to make it smell. Many people describe the odor of mercaptan as similar to rotten eggs. When mercaptan is added to natural gas, it rises and dissipates like the gas itself, making the two substances ideal companions.
- Mercaptan is added to natural gas to help you detect even the smallest amount of natural gas leaking into the air. In its native state, natural gas is odorless, colorless, and tasteless.
The calorific value is the amount of heat produced by the complete combustion of a material or fuel. It is measured in units of energy per amount of material, such as BTU, SCM, Joules, etc.
- Diesel: 10,700 Kcal/Kg
- Natural Gas: 9,880 Kcal/SCM
Natural gas burns with virtually no large particulate residues (unlike diesel, which produces carbon particles during combustion). This reduces cylinder liner and ring wear and keeps lubricating oil cleaner during dual fuel operation. This leads to longer intervals between engine overhauls. Additionally, the clean burn characteristics of natural gas decrease engine wet-stacking at lighter loads and prevent the build-up of heavy carbon deposits in the combustion chamber and exhaust system.
Dual fuel operation typically reduces the production of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, reactive hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, and particulates. The exhaust opacity levels are reduced.
Engine heat rejection rates while operating in dual fuel mode are largely similar to 100% diesel performance. The engine exhaust gas temperature, coolant temperature, oil temperature, and intake air temperature levels remain within the limits set by the engine manufacturer.
Technology requires some diesel to start the ignition, and then the gas in the mixture ignites with that. 100% gas usage makes the engine a gas-only engine, which requires spark plugs like petrol engines for ignition.
- While it is true that gas burns at a higher temperature, raising the exhaust temperature, it is within the tolerance limits of the engine as specified by the manufacturer.
- The Dual Fuel Kit controller has safety features to shut off the gas if the temperature rises abnormally. Some engines converted nearly 16 years ago are still running with the Dual Fuel kits, with no additional maintenance issues or shutdowns due to temperature rise.
- Many maintenance agencies, after seeing the performance and economy with our kits, have approached us for partnerships and are working closely with us. We can refer maintenance agencies who will gladly accept the business after conversion.
- Advice from those who have not upgraded with the latest technologies should be reviewed critically.
- Based on our past experiences and your data, we estimate the HSD/Gas usage to be 30/70 at best and 50/50 at worst.
- These ratios are based on equivalent quantities of fuel. 1 Ltr. of HSD = 1 SCM of Natural Gas. Both have equal calorific values.
GasTech DFK can be retrofitted only on engines with 1500 RPM.
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