Exhaust Emissions From a 2,850 kW EMD SD60M Locomotive Equipped With a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst

This paper describes the test results of a program to apply an experimental diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to a 2,850 kW freight locomotive. Locomotive emissions and fuel consumption measurements were performed on an Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) model SD60M locomotive, owned by Union Pacific Railroad company, that had been recently rebuilt to EPA Tier 0 exhaust emission certification levels. Emission testing was performed at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Locomotive Exhaust Emissions Test Center in San Antonio, Texas. US EPA-regulated emission levels of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and participate (PM) were measured using U.S. EPA locomotive certification test procedures in three configurations; first a baseline with a relatively high sulfur diesel fuel (2,913 ppm sulfur) meeting EPA locomotive certification test specifications, and another baseline using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (ULDS), and finally a test using ULSD after the installation of a diesel oxidation catalyst designed and manufactured by MIRATECH Corporation (patent pending). The DOC was applied pre-turbine, within the exhaust manifold due to both space and exhaust temperature considerations. This paper describes the design of the DOC-equipped exhaust manifold, and reports the changes in the regulated exhaust emission levels between the baseline tests and after installation of the DOC. Also described is a locomotive on-board monitoring system used to monitor DOC performance during ongoing revenue service field testing.