GASBETRIEBENE MASCHINE MIT VERBESSERTEN ABGASEN

摘要

A method of operating an internal combustion engine (22) using a hydrocarbon fuel, such as natural gas (2), is provided. A fuel charge is introduced to a reforming reactor (4) in fluid communication with the engine (22). A portion of the fuel charge is reformed in the reactor (4) to produce H2 and CO. A portion of the exhaust gas is also introduced to the reactor (4) to dilute the fuel charge. The engine (22) combusts a mixture of the diluted fuel charge and air under exhaust gas recycle conditions to produce an exhaust gas having near-zero NOx and CO emissions.