Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyLugNut
when the exhaust temperature drops below a certain point, the process stops and reverts back to running on the lighter fuel components which may have been already consumed to a large degree - so the engine sputters and stops.
Measurement of the exhaust using an O2 sensor has shown lean burn in excess of a ratio of 28:1 - far beyond what the Honda Lean Burn system can reliably produce. Can you see an application as an augmenting device?
|
Sounds like it might work to power a generator under a fixed load.
But I already know of the perfect engine for running generator at fixed load:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post332707
It will run for thousands of hours, under a wide range of conditions from -25'F to 120'F.
A lot of these unicorn engines have a few things in common. They want to run a real lean A/F, they want high compression and maybe a turbocharger to recover energy from heat that tries to go out the exhaust.
I already have one and it drove me to and from work today.
__________________
1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
|