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California
Energy Commission (CEC) ENERGY
INNOVATIONS SMALL GRANT (EISG) PROGRAM |
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Project Status
Novel Approaches
to ignition Enhancement of Natural Gas Under Engine-Like Conditions
Fokion N.
Egolfopoulos
02-11
02-11 Project Status
as of 04/30/04
PROGRESS
REPORT OVERDUE
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Primary Tasks |
Percent Complete % |
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Investigate the ignition enhancement characteristics of C2-hydrocarbons in lean premixed combustion |
75 % |
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Evaluate current technologies (Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM)) and the economic/technical feasibility of the C2-hydrocarbon ignition enhancement technology |
40 % |
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Identify a promising catalysts/reactor technology –Target is 20% yeald of the desired additives |
20 % |
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Show from data that this technology costs less that $100/kW installed on IC engine |
0 % |