Diesel powered heavy construction equipment using a hydrogen boost does it better

Heavy construction equipment powered by a variety of diesel engines, all have one thing in common – they burn fuel. However, the emphasis here isn’t that they burn fuel – that’s a given, the significance is how much do they burn. Could it be less?

Fuel is becoming the main topic of many a conversation these days, especially where small business is concerned. Contractors whose equipment inventory includes back hoes, dump trucks, road graders; in general heavy construction equipment are increasingly concerned about fuel bills, and for good reason. While fossil fuels are in short supply, the demand increases.

The odds are that your fuel expenditures are a major concern.The good news is, there is a technology that offers a solution. Retrofitting hydrogen fuel cells will save dollars, while allowing your equipment to maintain the same level of productivity.

Adding a hydrogen boost to an ordinary aspirated engine has roughly the same effect as turbocharging the same engine. Adding a hydrogen boost to a turbocharged engine boosts its ability to burn the fuel even better – much much better.

A diesel engine can only produce as much power, in proportion to the amount of fuel it can burn. And this is governed by the amount of oxygen available in the cylinder.

So unless you project is at 13,000 feet, your equipments volumetric efficiency (VE) can be further increased beyond the levels forced induction produces, with hydrogen. It’s at this point, that greater horsepower can be developed using far less fuel than before.

In other words, a faster burn equates to more horsepower, less fuel consumption, fewer harmful emissions and quieter operation. And your inventory of heavy equipment is no exception.

For a more complete discussion on compression ratios, combustion temperatures, RPM, turbo charging and so forth, see Diesel Engine Pages for more information.

Adding a hydrogen system provides an additional boost to the burn rate. Hydrogen adds greater volatility to the clumped oxygen brought about by forced induction. As a result, much more of the fuel is burned. After all, isn’t rocket fuel hydrogen plus oxygen?

Diesel powered heavy construction equipment can be operated for less.