FKFS: Research in Motion: Natural Gas Engine Test Bench

Natural Gas Engine Test Bench

The FKFS currently features six test benches on which natural gas engines can be operated. In these test benches, gas sensors monitor the room and switch off the natural gas supply if they are tripped. Control units are used to switch the necessary valves, display the supply pressure and show the required safety functions.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Berner

Ph.: +49 711 685-65714

Technical Data
Natural Gas Supply

Technical Data

Test bench	P_max	M_max	n_max	Remarks
	[kW]	[Nm]	[min ^-1]	Options
Acoustics test bench	530	1.500	7.000
Function test bench (transient)	500	1.100	8.500
Function test bench (transient)	380	815	10.000
Function test bench (transient)	350	1.000	9.000	also hydrogen
Function test bench (transient)	380	815	10.000
Single-cylinder test bench	154	320	10.000	Independent supercharging

Natural Gas Supply

The natural gas supply is designed so that 3 test benches each can be operated independently of each other. It is provided via the metropolitan gas grid, which supplies natural gas at 48 mbar. The natural gas is compressed to 200 bar using a compressor and stored in three cylinder groups with a total of 36 cylinders.