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It also includes advanced autoignition and lean-burn combustion processes for improving engine fuel economy.
March 2007 2007
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KGRA's power generation project at the Chesapeake site will feature a custom-designed waste heat recovery unit that harvests exhaust from five reciprocating engines using interposing oil loops, which have been designed with various levels of redundancy to meet the safety and back-pressure demands of lean-burn gas engines.
unknown title 2011
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In gasoline vehicles, the sensor is used in combination with lean-burn technology to control the regeneration cycle of the NOx storage catalyst.
Automotive Headlines dse@theautochannel.com 2010
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Diesel vehicles with so-called lean-burn technology primarily operate in an excess of oxygen so that all the fuel is consumed.
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One of the troubles with lean-burn GTDI engines (and diesel for that matter) is NOx, especially during cold start, but even during normal operation.
Autoblog Green Sam Abuelsamid 2010
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Michael Ward, 66; inventor worked on lean-burn engine
WN.com - Articles related to Oil prices fall in Asian trade 2010
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The concept is powered by a new 3. 5-litre V6, with direct injection and a control system that enables lean-burn operation.
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The lean-burn engine's exhaust consequently contains oxygen, which prevents the use of common catalytic converters for cleaning up other components of the exhaust, such as nitrogen oxides.
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The V6 benefits from a 60° cylinder angle and a displacement of 3.5 litres, and is characterised by direct injection featuring a control system which enables lean-burn operation.
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Ash is particularly suited for lean-burn and stoichiometric four-stroke engines operating under high load, high temperature conditions as well as selected two-stroke gas engines requiring good low temperature startability.
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