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Stabilizers
were installed Sept 15, 1997 on (2) Cooper GMVH-10c Compressors rated
at 2,250 HP @ 330 RPM. During period of May 1997 - August 1997 average
MBTU/HP was 200. During period "after" installation Nov 1997
- June 1998 average MBTU/HP was 164 (a savings of 18%). I left out Sept
and Oct because of the cleanup time before the Stabilizer becomes most
effective. During "cleanup" time Stabilizer causes the engine
to burn up existing carbon in the engine. This time may vary from engine
to engine depending on engine condition, load and hours on the engine.
During
the period prior to installation the average MCF/D was 474. During the
period "after" installation the average MCF/D was 405 (a savings
of 14.5%). Based on the average price for natural gas during this period
of $1.75/MCF, the total savings for the 8 month period was $28,980.00.
Major
Power Company - US (2000) (Duke Energy)
Prior
to installtion NOx was 86.8 ppm and after the installation it was 2.8
ppm (reduction of 96%). NOx is all we have to be permitted so that is
all they tested <testing/reviewal was done by Wyoming Dept of Environmental
Quality - using an electromechical analyzer - Teto Model #350>. The
engine <Cooper Compressor C101> also had less of a load during the
second test and usually the less the load the higher the emissions will
be so the stabilizer is doing a heck of a good job. I was fouling spark
plugs about every two to three weeks prior to the installation of the
fuel stabilizer. I replaced all the spark plugs about two months after the installation of the fuel stabilizer.
On
the spreadsheet for the fuel consumption report, the fuel consumption
was low from Nov thru Jan, because I was running the engine at very low
idle. After that I increased the RPM of the engine because of higher line
pressures which have been varying a lot. By my figures, its about a 17.9%
fuel savings
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