For the first time in the locomotive industry, an advanced exhaust aftertreatment system for a locomotive application was successfully demonstrated to reduce nitrogen oxides from 6.46 g/kW·hr to 1.21g/kWhr to meet the needs of local NOx reduction requirements for non-attainment areas.
Five 2,240 kW (3,005 horsepower) PR30C line-haul repowered Progress Rail locomotives were equipped with diesel oxidation catalyst and selective catalytic reduction technologies to accumulate more than 27,000 hours in total in revenue service.
Full emissions performance including carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter was conducted at Southwest Research Institute on a regular basis to measure the change of emissions performance for two selected locomotives.
The emissions performance of the aftertreatment system did not show any degradation during 3,000 hours operation. After 3,000 hours operation, 0.13 g/kW·hr carbon monoxide (89–91% reduction), 0.027 g/ kW·hr hydrocarbons (91% reduction), 1.08–1.21 g/ kW·hr nitrogen oxides (81–83% reduction) and 0.05–0.08 g/ kW·hr particulate matter (38–58% reduction) were measured on the line-haul cycle. The baseline emissions levels of the engine are within Tier 2 EPA locomotive limits. The newly developed close loop control software successfully controlled targeted nitrogen oxides reduction with minimum ammonia slip during the locomotive emission cycle tests.
R educing the greenhouse emissions from on-road freight vehicles to meet the climate change mitigation objectives, has become a prime focus of regulatory authorities all over the world. Besides India, the United States, the European Union, Canada, Japan, and China have already established or planned heavy-duty vehicle efficiency regulations addressing CO 2 and NO X emissions. In addition, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and South Korea are all in various stages of developing policies to improve the efficiency of their commercial vehicle fleets. For CO 2 emissions reduction standards, the U.S. mandates 27% reduction by 2027, EU is calling
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