Caterpillar Oil & Gasoline has launched its new Cat® Dynamic Gasoline Mixing™(DGB) Gen 2 Package. The answer allows drilling corporations to make the most of present 3512C Tier 2 energy options to decrease greenhouse fuel (GHG) emissions and scale back complete price of possession (TCO).[1]
Options that help climate-related targets and preserve effectivity with out incurring important further prices are in demand, in accordance with Caterpillar, and the 1 MW-rated DGB Gen 2 Package addresses a important want within the business, as drillers in the present day face the complexity of bettering operational effectivity and lowering GHG emissions with out compromising efficiency and uptime.
Twin-fuel applied sciences just like the DGB Gen 2 Package characterize a key technique to deal with rising gas prices, evolving business rules and the CapEx related to new fuel engines. Optimized to mix diesel and pure fuel, the DGB Gen 2 Package options superior cylinder expertise that improves combustion effectivity. Its port injection system permits for exact air/fuel ratio management on the particular person cylinder stage, leading to sooner response instances whereas lowering unburned fuel. Multi-port fuel injectors and in-cylinder strain/temperature techniques allow real-time efficiency optimization for every cylinder.
Along with decreasing GHG emissions, the DGB Gen 2 Package permits as much as two instances diesel displacement in comparison with conventional fumigated applied sciences to attain a mean 70% diesel displacement, and as much as 85% peak displacement. This considerably reduces total gas consumption and empowers corporations to precisely estimate diesel gas financial savings.[ii]
Drilling corporations can improve all engines on a four-engine rig for almost the identical price as one new gas-powered engine, which helps decreased capital bills whereas additionally making certain a diesel-like transient response. Moreover, lowering diesel consumption permits the DGB Gen 2 Package to assist decrease working bills.
“With the DGB Gen 2 Package, drilling corporations can maximize their investments in Tier 2 engines whereas considerably lowering GHG emissions,” said Derek Kamp, vp, Caterpillar Oil & Gasoline. “The flexibility to displace 70% of diesel consumption with pure fuel with out buying a brand new pure fuel engine helps drilling corporations optimize their present belongings and profitability.”