In this work the tracer gas method using nitrous oxide as the tracer gas is implemented on a stationary two-stroke cycle, four-cylinder, fuel-injected large-bore natural gas engine. The engine is manufactured by Cooper-Bessemer, model number GMV-4TF. It is representative of the large bore natural gas stationary engine fleet currently in use by the natural gas industry for natural gas compression and power generation. Trapping efficiency measurements are carried out with the tracer gas method at various engine operating conditions, and used to evaluate the scavenging efficiency and trapped A/F ratio. Scavenging efficiency directly affects engine power and trapped A/F ratio has a dramatic impact on pollutant emissions. Engine operating conditions are altered through variations in boost pressure, speed, back pressure, and intake port restriction.

Issue Section:
Internal Combustion Engines
Keywords:
internal combustion engines, gas mixtures, combustion, tracers, flow measurement, emission, testing
Topics:
Cylinders, Engines, Exhaust systems, Fuels, Gas engines, Intake manifolds, Pressure, Emissions, Exhaust manifolds, Flow (Dynamics), Cycles
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