March-April 2004

From: In Poplar Bluff, Two Fuels Are Better Than One

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Mode of Operation

Diesel

Dual-Fuel

Load (%)

50

75

100

50

75

100

Exhaust Emissions

NOx (g/bhp-hr.)

8.5

9.0

9.5

11.2

11.1

11.0

CO (g/bhp-hr.)

0.8

0.6

0.5

15.2

14.0

13.3

THCs (g/bhp-hr.)

0.4

0.5

0.6

12.0

11.0

10.0

Particulates (g/bhp-hr.)

0.3

10.28

10.25

110.05

110.05

110.05

VOCs (g/bhp-hr.)

11.5

11.3

11.2

Smoke (Bosch)

0.5

0.5

0.5

10.1

10.1

10.1

g/bhp-hr. = grams per break horsepower-hour, NOx = nitrogen oxide, CO = carbon monoxide, THCs = total hydrocarbons, VOCs = volatile organic compounds. Source: Fairbanks Morse Engine

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