Using a small engine from a snow blower, we aimed to modify the engine to run off of ammonia as the fuel source. As a gaseous fuel, ammonia presents an additional challenge metering the air fuel mixture. Our team designed and began manufacturing a dual housing roots type positive displacement pump as a solution to the challenges we faced when using ammonia as a fuel.

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Creator

• Furcolo, Hayden G.
• Baldino, Alexander James
• Gallagher, Brendan Walter

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051820-012759

Advisor

• Daniello, Robert

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-05-18

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright