International Fuels News
Thursday May 27, 2010 8:00 AM Eastern Time
International Fuel Technology, Inc. Completes Over Four Years of Successful Rail Engine Testing and Field Demonstration in the United Kingdom
ST. LOUIS, May 27, 2010 – International Fuel Technology, Inc. (IFT) (OTCBB:IFUE) announced today that it completed over four years of extensive rail engine testing and field demonstration in the U.K. which confirmed that the use of DiesoLiFT™10, IFT’s proprietary fuel additive formulation, provided a significant improvement in fuel economy and power.
Between 2006 and 2010, Interfleet Technology Ltd (www.interfleet-technology.com), a worldwide consultancy group with 24 international offices and over 550 consultants providing comprehensive rail industry consultancy services, coordinated a series of four test bed trials and one large-scale in-service field demonstration that showed the effect of using DiesoLiFT™10 in various rail engine types and fuel types. The engines tested were light rail engines fitted to Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) common throughout the U.K. rail industry and in light rail passenger service throughout the world.
The first four trials, dating between January 2006 and March 2009, were test bed trials, using the facilities and personnel of mi Technology Group (www.ltc.ltd.uk), formerly the Leyland Technical Centre, a prominent independent test facility located in the U.K. The selection of engines ensured a good representation of the current passenger fleet in the U.K. The three engine types tested were:
- Cummins NTA855R3 (twice tested), as fitted to some Sprinter-type DMUs
- Perkins 2006 TW-H, as fitted to other Sprinter-type and Turbo-type DMUs
- MTU 6R183, as fitted to Turbostar-type DMUs.
For each of the four test bed trials, a positive effect in either increased power or reduced fuel consumption (or both) was achieved. In two of the test bed trials, reductions in fuel consumption of 6.9% and 5.9% were realized. It was also observed that a power increase ranging from 2.0% to 3.5% occurred in three of the tests, along with a reduced boost pressure in all of the tests. This indicates additional fuel economy benefits could potentially be realized by resetting the engine power back to the desired level.
In the Perkins 2006 TW-H test bed trial, a B-20 bio-diesel blend was used (20% bio-diesel and 80% ultra low sulfur diesel). These test results demonstrated that use of DiesoLiFT™10 caused a significant increase in power output from the engine of 3.5%. No major change in fuel consumption was realized however previous testing on this engine had indicated a 4% decrease in fuel economy when using an unadditized B-20. Therefore, one could deduce that the use of DiesoLiFT™10 was able to counteract this effect.
In addition, in all four test bed trials, use of DiesoLiFT™10 caused a consistent reduction in particulate matter emissions.
The fifth trial, a large-scale in-service field demonstration with a U.K.-based passenger rail operator took place between August 2009 and January 2010. A total of 89 DMUs, comprising Class 153s, Class 156s and Class 158s, were used in the field demonstration. The engine types fitted to the DMUs were the Cummins NTA855R3 and the Perkins 2006 TW-H.
The results of this in-service field demonstration showed a significant reduction in fuel consumption rates of 4.4% after the additive was included into the fuel mix, even though only 72% of the fuel used during the trial was additized at the recommended dose rate while the remaining 28% was unadditized. Had all the fuel been additized, there may have been a further positive impact on the overall fuel consumption.
In summary, IFT’s DiesoLiFT™10 fuel additive technology was rigorously and independently scrutinized in both industry standard test bed procedures and within a large-scale in-service field demonstration. The results of this process clearly demonstrated that use of DiesoLiFT™10 provided a significant improvement in fuel economy. Further, this improvement in fuel economy was realized in a variety of engine types and fuel types.
Most of the information contained in this release was derived from Interfleet Technology Test Report No. ITLR-T25873-001 authored by Michael Heaton and published on April 15, 2010. For more information about the above referenced testing, please contact IFT.
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