Saturn Dual Fuel Engine Optimization

This project was a study of ways to produce an engine that is optimized for operation on both gasoline and natural gas. Bi-fuel capability is a necessary engine capability for the promotion of natural gas as an alternative automotive fuel, as natural gas fueling stations are not yet available everywhere, and a dedicated conversion would not be feasible for all consumers. It was stressed during this project that the performance of natural gas matched that of gasoline.

The project is finished, and because it was funded by the United States Department of Energy, the results of the research are to be distributed as widely as possible, a task well suited to the World Wide Web. In addition to producing the results shown here, the Saturn Dual Fuel Engine Optimization Project provided research topics for two theses and one dissertation. The experimental setup that remains, an extensively instrumented flexible fuel engine with advanced programmable control, continues to support further research and education purposes.

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