Grantee Research Project Results
Plasma Ignition Retard for NO(x) Reduction
EPA Contract Number: 68D40072Title: Plasma Ignition Retard for NO(x) Reduction
Investigators: Manning, Michael P.
Small Business: Plasmachines Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: II
Project Period: September 1, 1994 through December 1, 1996
Project Amount: $165,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase II (1994) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Air Quality and Air Toxics , SBIR - Air Pollution , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Plasmachines had demonstrated a novel plasma ignition system on two operating stationary internal combustion engines fueled by natural gas and providing power to natural gas pipeline compressors. The new ignition system has demonstrated the capability to reduce NOx emissions from these engines from the levels of 10g/hp-hr to regulatory level at or near 2.0 g/hp-hr. While the potential for significant reduction of NOx emissions on a national basis exists in this market alone, other sizeable reductions in automotive applications are also possible.Supplemental Keywords:
Plasma Ignition, NOx, Natural Gas, Reciprocating Engines, Pipeline, Automotive., RFA, Scientific Discipline, Air, Toxics, Sustainable Industry/Business, Chemical Engineering, air toxics, cleaner production/pollution prevention, Environmental Chemistry, Sustainable Environment, Chemistry, HAPS, Technology for Sustainable Environment, mobile sources, Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Environmental Engineering, Nitrogen Oxides, Nox, plasma ignition system, vehicle emissions, nitrogren oxides (NOx), automotive emissions, reciprocating engines , automotive, treatment, plasma ignition , plasma ignition, nitrogen oxides (Nox)Progress and Final Reports:
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