LEAN AIR-FUEL MIXTURES WITH HYDROGEN SUPPLEMENT
TABLE 1. Efficiency-optimizing operation: tests at 5800 rpm and 2.9 Nm at the crankshaft (max torque at 5800 rpm + 11.8 Nm)
Total energy flow
Hydrogen flow
Gasoline flow Hydrogen energy
flow Gasoline energy
flow (energetic consumption)
(gsˉ¹)
(gsˉ¹)
(KJsˉ¹)
(KJsˉ¹)
(KJsˉ¹)
Efficiency
0.270
- - - - -
- ;
11.9
11.9
0.148
4.33 x 10ˉ³
0.257
0.517
11.3
11.8
0.149
8.66 x 10ˉ³
0.240
1.03
10.5
11.5
0.153
13.0 x 10ˉ³
0.221
1.55
9.71
11.3
0.156
17.3 x 10ˉ³
0.201
2.06
8.83
10.9
0.162
21.6 x 10ˉ³
0.181
2.58
7.95
10.5
0.168
26.0 x 10ˉ³
0.167
3.10
7.34
10.4
0.169