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NOx Control Using Water

Written by Kris Land

Feasibility Study of Diesel Truck Engine NOx Control Using Water Injection

California State University, Fresno (CSUF) performed engine test stand work to determine the feasibility of using water injection and fumigation water vapor systems on a diesel truck engine. CSUF confirmed a maximum of 65 percent NOx reduction with the use of water injection. They also evaluated fuel economy and limited engine transients performance. Hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide emissions were also monitored and found to maintain acceptable levels with modest water addition.Benefits

1. Potential low cost heavy-duty diesel on and off-road NOx emission reduction technology
2. Developed a simple retrofit kit with minimal fuel economy impact

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1944: Camano Class Light Cargo Ship was laid down for the US Army as FS-289 at Wheeler Shipbuilding in Whitestone, NY.

1945: Delivered to US Army.

1950: Acquired by the US Navy on July 1, 1950 and placed in service as USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).

1954: The movie, Mister Roberts, was made on the USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).

1955 - 1963: Used as a cargo supply ship for the Texas Towers, a network of advanced radar stations located off the Eastern Seaboard. In 1957, Capt. Sixto Mangual was commander of the AKL-17 and in 1961 it was rechristened the USNS New Bedford. The New Bedford, sailing out of State Pier, was keeping vigil when Texas Tower No. 4 callapsed off the New Jersey coast during a January 1961 nor'easter.

1963: Reclassified as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX-308).

1971: The New Bedford (IX-308) served as a Torpedo Test Firing Vessel in the Puget Sound area.

1994: Ceremony in New Bedford.

1995: The ship was struck from the Naval Register on April 4.

2004: The Sea Bird's current disposition is a tuna long liner (fishing boat) out of San Diego, CA.

2006: Design of the Tesla Turbine began on June 11, 2006. The Sea Bird was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for commercial service.

2007: The Sea Bird was drydocked for renovations.

2008: The Sea Bird setting sail to Sea-Tac in Seattle, WA.

2009 - 2010: The Sea Bird is currently docked at Seattle Sea-Tac.