Evaluation of the Stone Industrial Corporation copper-plated combustion chamber concept

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1973

OSTI ID:5550856

Stone Industrial Corporation of College Park, Maryland, has had a long-term development project related to a copper-plated combustion chamber concept for reciprocating internal combustion engines. A majority of their experience with this concept has been with Diesel engines. Their work has shown reduction in Diesel smoke levels and some improvement in fuel economy. As an extension of this effort and to investigate the effect of their copper-plated combustion chamber concept in a light duty automotive application, Stone prepared two gasoline-powered vehicles. The Emission Control Technology Division was contacted by Stone in regard to conducting confirmatory testing on these vehicles. Emissions data from these vehicles presented by Stone demonstrated the potential of achieving low levels of all three emissions. Thus, test work was undertaken by the Test and Evaluation Branch.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5550856
• Report Number(s): PB-81-153793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330102 -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
330700* -- Advanced Propulsion Systems-- Emission Control
500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AUTOMOBILES
COATINGS
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
COPPER
DIESEL ENGINES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENGINES
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FUEL CONSUMPTION
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
METALS
PERFORMANCE
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VEHICLES
WASTES