 |  | Engines for Biogas (GTZ, 1988, 133 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
 |  | Copyright |
 |  | Preface |
 |  | 1. Scope of this publication |
 |  | 2. Review of existing literature |
 |  | 3. Essential theory on internal combustion engines |
 |  | 3.1 Some Basic Definitions and Relations |
 |  | 3.2. Variable Process Parameters |
 |  | 3.3 Relevant Engine Types |
 |  | 4. Biogas and its Properties as a Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines |
 |  | 4.1 What is Biogas? |
 |  | 4.2 Energy Content of Biogas |
 |  | 4.3 Biogas Consumed as a Fuel |
 |  | 4.4 The Technical Parameters of Biogas/Methane |
 |  | 4.5 Desulphurization and Filtering of Biogas |
 |  | 5. The Gas Diesel Engine |
 |  | (introduction...) |
 |  | 5.1 The Dual Fuel Engine |
 |  | 5.2 Modification into a Dual Fuel Engine |
 |  | 5.3 Control in Dual Fuel Mode |
 |  | 5.4 Performance, Operational Parameters |
 |  | 5.5 Modification of a Diesel Engine into a Gas Otto Engine |
 |  | 6. The Gas Otto Engine |
 |  | 6.1 Necessary Modification |
 |  | 6.2 Performance and Operational Parameters |
 |  | 6.3 Design of Mixing Devices |
 |  | 6.4 Change of Compression Ratio |
 |  | 6.5 Manufacture and Installation |
 |  | 6.6 Control |
 |  | 7. Planning a biogas engine system |
 |  | 7.1 The biogas engine as a module integrated into an energy system |
 |  | 7.2 Economic and Operational Considerations |
 |  | 7.3 Adaptation of plant, engine and driven machine |
 |  | 7.4 Engine and machine, two common examples |
 |  | 8. Utilization of the engine's ''Waste'' heat |
 |  | (introduction...) |
 |  | 8.1 Theoretical aspects |
 |  | 8.2 Technical aspects |
 |  | 9. Biogas for vehicles |
 |  | 10. Overview of Commercially Available Systems |
 |  | 10.1 Engines |
 |  | 10.2 Engine modification kits, other accessories |
 |  | 10.3 Other equipment |
 |  | Literature |
 |  | Appendix I |
 |  | Appendix II |
 |  | Appendix III |
 |  | Appendix IV |
 |  | Appendix V |