Author Topic: LPG injection into a Diesel Engine (Read 4057 times)

Maarten · « **on:** May 29, 2006, 03:38:26 am »

A dutch company has designed a LPG injectionsystem to get more % diesel burned:

http://www.gasotronic.nl

Or a babelfish translation:

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gasotronic.nl%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dhome

In short they say that a dieselengine burns about 85-95% of the injected diesel, with a LPG injectionsystem up-to 98%. The LPG is ignited by the diesel and burning thru the cylinder igniting diesel in parts of the cylinder that are slower burning.

Nice idea...

Benjamin · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2006, 11:03:24 am »

i speak Dutch :wink:

they got a patent on it

they say.
15-30% more feul economy

Up to 35% more power

You become a mix of diesel and LPG
They deliver it for all kind off diesels

With the LPG, you can burn up to 98% of youre diesel, a normal diesel just burn about 85-95%.

Greetz, Benjamin

LeeG · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2006, 02:55:44 am »

I think some of the diesel passenger ferries around here run some LNG (natural gas) for that purpose and have for several years. Anyone heard of that?

zyewdall · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2006, 06:01:32 pm »

Hadn't heard of using it in ferries, but given the amount of black smoke, and the low quality fuel they use, I can imagine that they're not getting a very complete burn. I wonder how much incomplete burning is actually going on in a well adjusted VW though.

bhtooefr · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2006, 07:57:49 pm »

In an IDI? A lot...

In a TDI? Not so much.

LPG fumigation is rather popular as a performance mod on diesel trucks, but that's on trucks where they're overfueling so much that five seconds of WOT can smoke out a VERY large area with THICK BLACK SMOKE.