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The Model Year 2004 Caterpillar C9 (ACERT™) engine assessment includes the following data:

• Steady-state mapping at 21 speed/load conditions, including:

  • Gaseous and particulate emissions

  • Fuel consumption and efficiency

  • Fuel injection schedule

  • Heat rejection

    • Aftercooler

    • Total engine coolant

• Step-transient tests with:

  • Torque rise rate

  • NOx and smoke opacity

  • Actuator response

  • Injection timing

• 300-hr durability assessment with:

  • Oil consumption measurement

  • Oil degradation and fuel dilution

  • Wear and additive metals in the oil

• Engine disassembly and inspection:

  • Critical dimensions

  • Exhaust treatment system description

  • Subsystem and component descriptions

  • Photographs of components

• Air flow testing of head

  • Port flow coefficients

  • Swirl

Price: $25,000

For more information about the Model Year 2004 Caterpillar C9 (ACERT™) engine assessment at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Michael Ross, Program Manager, mross@swri.org or

(210) 522-2690. The fax number is (210) 522-3950.
 

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July 03, 2008