Course Description

This training course deals with an important issue related to use of natural gas as fuel for automotive engines. The course focuses on clarifying the aim of conversion of diesel engines to work with natural gas, the advantages and disadvantages of conversion, the methods of conversion, variation in performance of converted engines, and the impact of conversion on engine durability.
 

Course Goal

To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills and abilities related to diesel engines characteristics, design feature, combustion in diesel engines, and methods of conversion of diesel engines into gas engines.
 

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

• Diesel engines design features and performance.
• Diesel fuel types and characteristics.
• How combustion occurs in diesel engines.
• Pollution from diesel engines.
• Types and components of diesel engines’ fuel systems.
• Control of injected fuel quantity and timing.
• EDC (electronic control in diesel engines).
• Natural gas constituents and characteristics.
• Impact of using natural gas in diesel engines on performance and thermal efficiency.
• Pollution from natural gas engines.
• Conversion of petrol and diesel engines into gas engines.
• Components of natural gas fuel systems.
• Methods of conversion of diesel engines to natural gas engines.
• International standards related to the subject (American, British, Egyptian).

Who Can Benefit

Engineer equipment support.
Engineer - Mechanical Maintenance.
Foreman - Mechanical Maintenance.
Senior Foreman - Mechanical Maintenance.