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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jason Rasmussen, Hopewell, IL (US);
Brett Zook, Cutler, IN (US);
Baoyang Deng, Edwards, IL (US);
Arvind Sivasubramanian, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for estimating a specific gravity of a gaseous fuel is described. The gaseous fuel may power an engine and the engine may include a cylinder, a gas valve configured to supply an intake port of the cylinder with the gaseous fuel, a gas rail configured to deliver the gaseous fuel to the gas valve, and a microprocessor adapted to perform the method. The method may comprise establishing a pressure wave in the gas rail by opening and closing the gas valve, wherein the pressure wave travels at the speed of sound in the gaseous fuel. The method may further comprise determining a frequency of the pressure wave in the gas rail, and estimating the specific gravity of the gaseous fuel based on the frequency of the pressure wave.