【Major Industrial Equipment in the Chemical Industry】397-2020: China’s largest hydrogen-fueled engine in terms of displacement and horsepower

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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2022-7-1 at 11:05. The hot summer days are tough! But safety analysis must not be neglected! ---------------------------------------------- The past decade has seen significant development in China’s chemical industry, with the emergence of many new processes, products, and equipment. China’s chemical equipment sector has also experienced substantial growth, which has contributed to rapid progress in the petrochemical industry. Here, we have compiled some of the achievements and breakthroughs made by Chinese equipment manufacturers in terms of larger-scale production and localization of equipment. Everyone is welcome to share, discuss, and exchange ideas; let’s cheer for Made in China and support the development of chemical equipment! ------------------------------------------------------ On June 30, the Yuchai YCK16H hydrogen fuel engine was successfully ignited in Yulin, Guangxi. This engine has a displacement of 15.93 liters and a maximum power output of 560 horsepower; it is currently the hydrogen-powered engine with the largest displacement and highest power output in China. Yuchai has established a highly advanced R&D platform for multi-fuel engines, and the hydrogen-fueled engine is the latest achievement of this research. Previously, a natural gas engine named YCK15N was also developed on this platform; it can operate normally at temperatures as low as -40 °C, has lower fuel consumption – with the lowest specific fuel consumption being more than 5% lower than that of similar products – and offers greater torque. This product can be used for towing 6X4 trunk logistics trucks, and mass production is expected to begin by the end of 2022. The multi-fuel engine R&D platform at Yulin Diesel Engine Factory has the capability to develop engines that can use various types of fuel. These fuels can include hydrogen, natural gas, methanol, ammonia, etc., and the engines can operate either on a single fuel or through a combination of two fuels. As a result, more green engine products are likely to be developed using this R&D platform in the future. In the future, engines powered by ammonia and methanol fuels may also be developed. Ammonia does not release carbon dioxide when burned, and compared to hydrogen, ammonia and methanol fuels have lower production costs; they are also easier to store. Moreover, China already possesses advanced technologies for producing ammonia and methanol, so their application prospects are very broad in the future.