Continued development of a coal/water slurry-fired slow-speed diesel engine: A review of recent test results

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3240065· OSTI ID:5537563

Nydick, S E; Porchet, F; Steiger, H A

The results of tests performed on a slow-speed, two-stroke single-cylinder diesel engine show that thermal efficiency is approximately the same when fired with coal/water slurry fuels and diesel oil and that exhaust pollutant emissions, most notably NO/sub x/, are lower with the coal/water slurry fuels. Engine wear, particularly at the piston ring/cylinder liner interface, is considerably greater than that which occurs with liquid fuels. However, it is concluded that by means of technological advances regarding piston ring/cylinder liner materials, new designs, and new concepts in lubrication, a reliable and economical coal/water slurry-fired slow-speed engine can be developed.

• Research Organization: Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA
• OSTI ID: 5537563
• Journal Information: J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power; (United States), Vol. 109:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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