An Australian-designed gas additive system is saving thousands of dollars per week off the fuel bills of their customers, its inventors claim.
Green Fuel Systems International (GFSI) is the developer of the now renowned Dual Phase Induction System which introduces a combustible gas into the air intake of diesel engines to improve the diesel combustion process.
Until very recently Green Fuel Systems International (GFSI) claimed that their Dual Phase Induction process was the safest method of getting a combustible gas into the combustion chamber.
GFSI Senior Engineer Mark Kilburn said the process of inducting gas into the engines’ air stream results in a number of efficiencies, including fuel-cost savings, increased torque and horsepower, lower emissions and reduced engine wear.
Mr. Kilburn said, “Gas has a faster burn rate than diesel, so when introduced to the combustion process helps diesel burn more efficiently than normal. Diesel engines are typically only 75-80% efficient, meaning 20-25% of diesel fuel is passed through the exhaust system unburnt. Gas assists the diesel fuel combustion process thereby overall increasing diesel combustion efficiency to nearly 100%.”
However, like all great research and design companies GFSI was not about to sit back and admire their previous efforts. Instead they went straight back to work on an even more efficient system, appropriately named the Dual Phase Injection System.
Injection rather than induction of a combustible gas has been inherently problematic. The main difference between the two processes is one system uses the vacuum created by engine load demand to draw air into the combustion chamber. The other system injects gas directly into the manifold as required by load.
It is understood that the induction process allows the gas to fully blend with the incoming air prior to entering the combustion chamber. The same cannot be said for the process of injection as it has little way of mixing fully due the location of the gas injectors.
It is widely known that engines can suffer damage including pitting, hotspots or cracked pistons due to the direct injection of gas into the manifold as the injected gas is unable to completely mix with the incoming air which is commonly known as ‘gas streaming’. Basically the combustion area can have pockets of gas that are at a very high level of concentration.
It is also very possible to have other areas within the chamber that will have a very lean concentration of gas. Engines may also suffer damage from a faulty gas injector causing an imbalance to the engine’s combustion process.
Over the last couple of years GFSI have been working to overcome the problems that faced anyone who had attempted injection in the past.
After two years of research and development, the talented team of engineers at GFSI claim they have now solved every issue that had previously hindered the gas injection community.
Mr. Kilburn stated, “We not only now have the world’s best induction system, we also have the world’s most advanced, reliable and safest injection system currently available for diesel engines of any size.”
If the past is anything to go by GFSI does not make statements like that unless they truly believe the product is capable of surpassing their claims.
One of GFSI's earliest clients, AT Clarke & Daughters Pty. Ltd. has been taking advantage of the Induction System's fuel cost savings for quite a while although now Managing Director Allan Clarke is now eagerly awaiting the fitment of his first GFSI injection system.
Mr. Clarke said, “After trialing the GFSI Induction System for six months on a Kenworth 604 I will continue to have all my trucks fitted with a GFSI system. I’m not only impressed with the results but also the after sales service this company offers.”
Mr. Kilburn said, “Although AT Clarke & Daughters has been a fantastic client and truly supports our product we believe that the new injection system will revolutionize even Alan Clarke’s view on what is a great product. “
“Many including Mr. Clarke who have been using our system are going to find out just how much better we can do. It will not only perform better than any other gas additive system in the entire world by saving larger amounts off their fuel bills, it will be unsurpassed for its safety and its ability to even further reduce green house gas exhaust emissions.”
Once again we see an Australian company leading the world in research and design of alternative fuel products and processes. If there second diesel gas system is, as they claim, better than their first then they are indeed on a winner.
GFSI systems are always powered by the expertise of its sister company CSMU Technologies Pty Ltd. More information can be obtained from their website www.gfsi.com.au or by phoning CSMU Technologies Pty Ltd+ 61 2 49661826.
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CSMU Technologies is a small Research and Design company punching well above its weight. Through a highly skilled team of engineers they have been able to secure clients like Auspost, GFSI, BAE, Incitec Pivot, Pioneergas.
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