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Rail Locomotive Test

Measurement Parameter

Notch 1
Notch 4
Notch 6
Notch 7
Notch 8
BSFC Baseline (untreated)
0.4220.3980.3830.3800.375
BSFC Baseline (treated)
0.3730.3600.3550.3450.347
% Improvement
11.6%9.5%7.3%9.2%7.5%

Rail Locomotive Test

The use of Enerburn® diesel borne catalyst reduced fuel consumption at "Notch 3" engine load by 9.5% ( +/-1 %). Fuel consumption was measured as Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (BSFC) in units of lb/hp­hr. "Notch 4" corresponds to 40% powered, 60% idle. The Correlation Coefficient (R2) for entire test range, Notch 1 - 8, was 0.962.

Client:

Major US Seaport

Engine:

Caterpillar 3512 DITA, 1400 HP

Test Date:

April 2000

Test Company:

Boise Locomotive Division of Motor Power

Industry:

Railways

Note: EnerBurn® passed tests performed by the Engine System Development Center (ESDC) for fit for use in a locomotive engine. The ESDC is a division of Canadian Allied Diesel (CAD). A full report is available by request.