Support Equipment

We have a full suite of support equipment to assist our customers with their testing, compliance, and dosing needs. If you have an application with special requirements our engineers will be happy to work with you to develop an integrated solution that meets your specific needs.

Test Equipment

Even though FPC has been thoroughly tested by independent laboratories and customers, many of our users opt to perform testing on their own equipment. However, scientific testing is a nontrivial exercise and requires specialized tools to accurately measure the benefits of fuel treatment with FPC. See our testing page for a brief overview.

Additionally, many customers like to do continual testing to confirm that they continue to get benefits from fuel treatment. To support customer testing for these and other needs, we have a number of data loggers to support in-service testing in each of the major industries we serve.

All of our test equipment is portable, ruggedized, and cost effective for on-site testing.

Testing for Locomotives and Diesel Generators

Fuel Efficiency Testing

Our locomotive/generator tester is capable of measuring and recording the following quantities in real time:

Fuel flow intake and return
3-phase voltage output
3-phase current output
Temperature

Measurements are recorded in a ruggedized enclosure on a solid state hard drive. Connections between the data logger and its sensors are made with military-grade connectors. System configuration and data retrieval is performed wirelessly with a standard laptop computer. The unit also has a text display that shows the real time measurements being taken. The system can be powered with either AC (3-phase line/inverter) or DC (battery/generator) sources.

In addition to showing the benefit provided by FPC, our locomotive/generator data logger can also be used to determine where the engine is operating on the torque versus RPM curve. Operating the engine at the peak of this curve substantially enhances the efficiency of the engine.

Engine Exhaust Testing

To test exhaust emissions, we use the Enerac 3000E emissions analyzer. The 3000E records the levels of nitrous oxides (NO_x), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), hydrocarbons, oxygen, temperature, and combustion efficiency.

Testing is performed before fuel treatment with FPC to obtain a baseline for the engine's emissions. After a period of treatment with FPC the emissions are tested again to obtain a measure of the emissions improvements.

Testing for Ocean Going Vessels

Our ship tester uses a wireless torque sensor and tachometer to measure the components of mechanical power from an engine. Additionally, it measures fuel intake and return, and temperature.

The wireless torque sensor clamps around the engine's drive shaft and contains a strain gauge to measure the torque induced on the drive shaft. The strain gauge measurements are then wirelessly transferred to the data logging unit, which also measures the fuel flow in real time. Our machine shop can make torque sensor clamps to fit any size drive shaft.

Automatic Dosing Equipment

Fleet Dosing / Small Systems Dosing

Our small systems dosing unit is typically used on over-the-road tractor trailers or other individual pieces of equipment to be treated. It can also be used for small storage tanks for rural farmers, concrete companies, or others who have on-site fuel storage tanks. The system reads a fuel tank float and determines if more fuel has been added to the tank. If it has, then it measures the new level of fuel in the tank and automatically dispenses the correct amount of FPC to treat the amount of fuel added to the tank. The system is currently compatible with cylindrical and rectangular tanks. Support for other tank shapes can be added if needed.

The system is designed to hold 1.25 gallons of FPC. When the amount of FPC gets low, a full gallon bottle can be added to the unit with no need to worry about measuring out FPC.

The system can be powered from the tractor trailer's alternator or from local AC power if used on stationary fuel storage tanks.

Large Systems Dosing

Our main customers are large fuel users that need to treat hundreds of millions of gallons of fuel. We have several dosing units to meet the needs of larger fuel users. The electronics are the same among all of our dosing systems, and the system can be scaled for any size user. We can even monitor the amount of FPC in your local dosing unit and automatically ship you more FPC based on your consumption.

Inline Treatment

If electricity is not conveniently located near your fuel storage tanks, then a mechanical pump-based dosing unit may be appropriate. These dosing units do not require electricity and automatically deliver the correct amount of FPC based on the fuel flow going into a fuel storage tank. The flow of fuel through the pipe rotates a turbine in the dosing unit. The turbine is attached to a cam and a diaphragm pump that dispenses the proper amount of FPC based on the amount of fuel flowing in the fuel line. Units are on hand to treat 4 inch, 6 inch, 8 inch, and 10 inch fuel lines. If you have other needs, our engineers can work with you to develop a solution that meets your requirements.

Many options are possible. We have experience building FPC delivery systems of all sizes. Contact us today about your dosing needs.