Emissions Study

SeaLand Completes Emission Study in California - "...a clear reduction in NOx..."

California Environmental Solutions LLC, provided emission testing at Hawthorne Machinery on a 7.2 liter Caterpillar installed on a dynamometer to control rpm and torque settings. CES tested exhaust emissions with no hydrogen at various rpm and torque settings, collecting emission data at 13 setting points. This data was then compared to the engine running with SeaLand's AFS technology at the same settings with various amounts of HHO per minute being drawn into the engine via the air inlet.

"The results showed a clear reduction in NOx by the use of Hydrogen induced through the air inlet. The use of this technology appears to be very promising for the reduction of NOx produced by diesel engines."  - President CES

EMISSION STUDY RESULTS

 

Idle

No HHO

1 lpm HHO

% change

2 lpm HHO

% Change

3 lpm HHO

% Change

E.G.T.

 238°

 217°

-8.8%

163°

-31.5%

157°

-34.0%

O2

19.5%

19.9%

2.1%

20.1%

3.1%

20.5%

5.1%

CO

230 ppm

110 ppm

-52.2%

130 ppm

-48.5%

97 ppm

-57.8%

NO

273 ppm

185 ppm

-32.2%

123 ppm

-54.9%

77 ppm

-71.8%

NO2

66 ppm

42 ppm

-36.4%

46 ppm

-30.3%

34 ppm

-48.5%

NOX

339 ppm

227 ppm

-33.0%

169 ppm

-50.2%

111 ppm

-67.3%

CO2

1.1%

0.8%

-27.3%

0.7%

-36.4%

0.4%

-63.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1600 RPM

No HHO

1 lpm HHO

% change

2 lpm HHO

% Change

3 lpm HHO

% Change

E.G.T.

 534°

 441°

-17.4%

435°

-18.5%

412°

-22.9%

O2

12.50%

15.70%

-22.6%

16.10%

28.8%

18.10%

44.8%

CO

200 ppm

121 ppm

-39.5%

128 ppm

-36.0%

80 ppm

-60.0%

NO

1,028 ppm

689 ppm

-33.0%

612 ppm

-40.5%

378 ppm

-63.2%

NO2

62 ppm

46 ppm

-25.8%

39 ppm

-37.1%

25 ppm

-59.7%

NOX

1,090 ppm

735 ppm

-32.6%

651 ppm

-40.3%

403 ppm

-63.6%

CO2

6.20%

3.90%

-37.1%

3.60%

-37.1%

2.10%

-66.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000 RPM

No HHO

1 lpm HHO

% change

2 lpm HHO

% Change

3 lpm HHO

% Change

E.G.T.

814°

743°

-8.7%

743°

*8.7

673°

-17.3%

O2

8.10%

13.10%

62.0%

13.20%

63.0%

17.30%

113.6%

CO

1408 ppm

846 ppm

-39.1%

533 ppm

-62.1%

473 ppm

-66.4%

NO

1055 ppm

658 ppm

-37.6%

648 ppm

-38.6%

381 ppm

-71.0%

NO2

42 ppm

46 ppm

9.5%

46 ppm

9.5%

23 ppm

-45.2%

NOX

1097 ppm

704 ppm

-33.8%

694 ppm

-36.7%

407 ppm

-70.0%

CO2

9.50%

5.80%

-40.0%

5.70%

-40.0%

2.70%

-71.6%

2400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2400 RPM Full Throttle

No HHO

1 lpm HHO

% change

2 lpm HHO

% Change

3 lpm HHO

% Change

E.G.T.

737°

629°

-14.7%

619°

-16.0%

702

-4.8%

O2

10.30%

14.60%

36.5%

15.00%

45.6%

17.60%

70.9%

CO

269 ppm

83 ppm

-69.1%

78 ppm

-71.0%

101 ppm

-62.5%

NO

1032 ppm

695 ppm

-36.0%

668 ppm

-35.3%

277 ppm

-73.2%

NO2

52 ppm

46 ppm

-16.4%

43 ppm

-17.3%

20 ppm

-61.5%

NOX

1084 ppm

741 ppm

-35.0%

711 ppm

-34.4%

297 ppm

-72.6%

CO2

7.80%

4.70%

-38.2%

4.40%

-43.6%

2.50%

-68.0%