Chevron Marine Products mentioned Tuesday that four-stroke engine operators may benefit from its new lubricating oil’s versatility.
HDAX 9700 was created to offer an answer for engines that run on a number of liquid and gaseous fuels and functions that require a low-sulfated ash lubricant, Chevron mentioned.
According to the corporate, the HDAX 9700t can be appropriate for dual-fuel marine engines, as HDAX 9700 has efficiently accomplished greater than 20.000 hours of testing on a Wärtsilä dual-fuel energy plant.
“HDAX 9700 brings many benefits for operators of four-stroke engines. We worked to develop an optimized engine oil that could be used with multiple fuels without the need to specifically match one oil to one fuel, be it diesel, natural gas, LNG, compressed natural gas (CNG) or biofuel,” mentioned Luc Verbeeke, Senior Staff Engineer of Chevron Marine Products.
Luc Verbeeke – Senior Staff Engineer of Chevron Marine ProductsIn its new white paper – HDAX 9700: Enabling the way forward for gasoline flexibility, Chevron outlines how HDAX 9700 is really helpful for twin gasoline, medium-speed, four-stroke cycle, trunk piston engines which alternate between burning pure gasoline, with diesel pilot gasoline ignition, and as much as 100% low-sulfur fuels (<1000ppm sulphur).
Per Chevron, the oil allows vessel operators to change from gasoline to low-sulfur diesel and biofuels, with out the necessity to change lubricant. With HDAX 9700, ship operators can profit from gasoline flexibility of their four-stroke, medium pace engines, Chevron claims.
According to Chevron, HDAX 9700 has change into the primary lubricant to achieve time-unrestricted approval to be used with MAN Energy Solutions’ four-stroke engines operating on both LNG or distillate fuels (with a sulphur content material of as much as 0.10%).
It has discipline service expertise and is really helpful for engines in vessels working in a number of marine functions, reminiscent of coastal and inland marine. It can be well-suited for different industrial sectors reminiscent of railroad and energy technology. These excessive output engines could also be turbocharged and outfitted with exhaust catalyst methods.
Verbeeke added: “HDAX 9700 gives benefits and choices for four-stroke engine operators utilizing quite a lot of fuels.”
