Re: GAS-L: Internal Combustion with Producer Gas

[Peter Singfield <snkm@btl.net>]

Thanks Arnt -- I just posted regarding two stroke diesels on gas -- using
my old books. Good to know that the technology did not stop and get "lost"
from that point on. 65 mwe eh!! 

GMC (Diesel) or Jimmy -- local slang for these engines where I grew up --
sorry!

Peter/Belize


At 11:44 PM 5/3/00 +0200, you wrote:
>LINVENT@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> Peter in Belize,
>>     The point I was trying to make was that the combusting gas when exposed
>> to the incoming air fuel mixture would detonate in the inlet manifold,
and if
>> this did not result in explosion, it would deplete the fuel from
entering in
>> the cylinder denying the engine power for the next stroke.  Two strokes
have
>> never been used for naturag gas firing have they in spite of the fact that
>> most are in an acceptable compression ratio to be used on natural gas.
>
>..I beg to differ;  the big Wartzilas up to65MW _are_ two-strokes.
>The fuel gas is pressurized to 4 Bar? (if memory serves) and is piped
>into the combustion chamber. See http://power.wartsila-nsd.com/ for
>correct info ;-)
>
>>     Cummins and Cat both use the diesel blocks for natural gas engines,
>> changing out the compression, injectors for spark plugs and electronic
>> ignition for injector pump where applicable.
>>     I don't think converting GMC 2 stroke engines will work.
>
>..gmc new name for detroit diesel?
>
>-- 
>..mvh/wKRf Arnt  ;-)
>
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