ECOCLEAN
ECOCLEAN
ECOCLEAN
Latest Developments in
Deposit Removal and
Prevention
Diesel Deposits
Problems associated with Diesel Engines
Low End Cost High End Cost
Problem Result (Class 8) (Heavy Duty/Mine Haul Truck)
Vehicle-dependent fuel filter
Shortened PMI $10 $300
blocking
Downtime, Maintenance
Injector sticking Warranty issue
$250 Up to $35,000*
Downtime, Maintenance
EGR valve sticking Warranty issue
$250 $2,000
Downtime, Maintenance
Fuel line corrosion Warranty issue
$250 $1,200
Treated Fuel
ECOCLEAN® Field Performance
Injector Cleaning
• Improve thermal stability of fuel
• Prevent formation of (and remove
existing) injector deposits caused by
fuel decomposition
Untreated Fuel
#1 Issue
Fuel Injector Malfunction
(up to $ 500k)
Fuel Pump Life
~ 2000 hours
(Liebherr 282B)
HPCR Flow Limit Valve
Common
Coking
Visible ‘smoke-out’
Emissions
in most units
Black filters at 500
Filter Life
hours
ECOCLEAN®
Canadian Oil Sands Trial
Issue Pre-Trial End of Trial
#1 Issue
Fuel Injector Malfunction Essentially disappeared
(up to $ 500k)
Fuel Pump Life
~ 2000 hours ~ 9000 hours
(Liebherr 282B)
HPCR Flow Limit Valve
Common Completely Eliminated
Coking
Visible ‘smoke-out’ Significant reduction in
Emissions
in most units ‘smoke out’
Black filters at 500 Filters clean at 2500
Filter Life
hours hours
ECOCLEAN®
Canadian Oil Sands Trial - Fuel Filter Cleaning
Black deposits and black film Clean filter - see light through filter
WITH ADDITIVE
NO ADDITIVE
What was once thought to be a clean What is now a clean filter with EcoClean®
filter after 500 hours of operation after 2500 hours of operation
ECOCLEAN® Performance
Does the Technology Help Emissions?
First Generation ECOCLEAN® Fuel Economy Trials
Fuel Economy
Engine Type Power Improvement
Improvement (BSFC)
Cummins N-14 3.4% 3.5%
Cummins L-10 3.9% 3.7%
Cummins L-10 2.1% 2.8%
Detroit Diesel Series 60 3.6% 3.5%
Cummins NTC-315 11.8%* 7.3%*
CAT 3176 2.9% 5.3%
Detroit Diesel 4.5% 4.6%
Mack E6-300 17.1%* 21.0%*
Yes!
ECOCLEAN® Performance
Fuel Economy Improvement
2.05
Fuel Economy (km/L)
2.00
1.95
1.90
Average w/ Additive UTAC Scania Test
1.85
Average w/o Additive
1.80 - 3.1%
exhaust emissions by up to
45% 30
47%
Yes!
0
HC CO PM
ECOCLEAN® Field Performance
Emissions
- 3.1% 8%
6%
4%
2.8%
2%
0.7%
0%
HC NMHC CO NOx PM
Impact of Cetane Improver on NOx
EPA White Paper
ECOCLEAN® Field Performance
Lube Oil benefits
CURITIBA LUBE OIL ANALYSIS CURITIBA LUBE OIL ANALYSIS
Total Base Number (after 15M km PM Cycle) Soot (after 15M km PM Cycle)
NO ECOCLEAN ECOCLEAN NO ECOCLEAN ECOCLEAN
TBN (mgKOH/g, ASTMD4739)
7 2.0
6.18
1.5
6
Soot (%)
1.00
5.40 1.0 0.83
5
0.5
4 0.0
BUS 1 BUS 2 BUS 3 BUS 4 BUS 5 BUS 6 Average BUS 1 BUS 2 BUS 3 BUS 4 BUS 5 BUS 6 Average