COAL-FUELED DIESEL ENGINES

An attempt is made to show, on the basis of current knowledge, that there is a strong economic incentive for a coal-fueled diesel engine industry, as well as good technical prospects for the development of reliable, efficient, and cost-effective coal-fueled diesel engines. The successful use of diesel fuel will require several major changes in engine design. The major changes involved will entail higher risk and a less evolutionary pattern of development, a situation in which government support will be beneficial in developing the necessary scientific understanding and technological base. The historical background to this work is briefly reviewed, and the coal-water slurry diesel engine conceptual uncooled powerhead designs are described. Coal-water slurry fuel promises to be inexpensive, safe to handle, and could make use of a large part of the existing fuel transportation and storage infrastructure. The superheated fuel injection system, and the turbulence and combustion rate are discussed. The potential use of coal-fueled engines for railroad and marine transportation applications appears to be economically feasible. This could lead to significant oil and cost reductions for these industries. If co-generation applications were also fully developed, there would be a substantial shift in the total U.S. energy requirements.

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  University of California, Irvine

  Institute of Transportation Studies
  4000 Anteater Instruction and Research Building
  Irvine, CA  United States  92697
• Authors:
  • Robben, F
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4-5
• Serial:
  • ITS Review (Institute of Transportation Studies)
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 0192-3994
  • Serial URL: http://www.its.berkeley.edu/publications/ITSReview/ITSReview.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coal fuels; Combustion; Diesel engines; Economic factors; Energy; Engines; Federal aid; Fuel injection; Fuels; Infrastructure; Marine transportation; Railroad transportation; Turbulence; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine design
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390462
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 961
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM