Development and investigation of a gas engine for agricultural machinery

In addition to efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction potential, natural gas in terms of pollutant emissions offers significant advantages compared to diesel and gasoline fuel (Figure 1). Through the gaseous state, natural gas makes possible a very homogeneous mixing with the combustion air, resulting in a nearly soot free combustion. Also the emissions of ozone-forming nitrogen oxide emissions (NOX) and non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) can be reduced significantly through the use of a gas motor.