Product category:
Gears, brakes, couplings and engines
News Release from: Sturman Industries
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 October 2007
Technology slashes nitrogen levels
Sturman's Hydraulic Valve Actuation (HVA), or "camless" technology, was used to help achieve nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels of 0.005g/kWh, well below the target of 0.27g/kWh.
Eddie Sturman, co-founder of Sturman Industries, pioneered the digital latching valve technology for the Apollo space program in the 60s It enabled smaller, lighter, more precise control of motion and flow
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Now Sturman Industries has integrated that core technology into an entire platform of components, systems and modules for the automotive industry and beyond.
Sturman is now working with more than 28 organisations from industry, academia, research and government on some portion of the Digital Technology Platform applied to engines.
"Some customers started working with us on a single component, such as a digital valve or perhaps a fuel injector and then moved on to a larger system-based approach", according to Carol Sturman, President and CEO of Sturman Industries.
"Others are starting right with our full Digital Engine, which is the optimum application of the Digital Technology platform on engines".
While the vast majority of Sturman's projects are confidential, several projects are public since they are co-funded by agencies such as the Department of Energy.
A recently publicised report by Volvo Powertrain North America was presented at the Japan SAE Congress, "US 2010 Emissions Capable Camless Heavy-Duty On-Highway Natural Gas Engine".
Prepared in co-operation with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Southwest Research Institute, Sturman's Hydraulic Valve Actuation (HVA), or "camless" technology, was used to help achieve nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels of 0.005g/kWh, well below the target of 0.27g/kWh.
"We are working hard to help companies achieve future emission standards in a more cost-effective, practical and sensible manner", said Sturman.
"The Volvo test engine with HVA technology incorporated is an example what we are able to achieve by thinking differently".
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