• 13 Nov 2017

In occasion of the Ecomondo international trade fair in Rimini, in Italy, Scania has presented it’s latest LNG engine designed for long-distance transport.

Scania’s launch of the OC13 LNG engine, 410 horsepower and 2,000 Nm in line with diesel engines of a similar size, marks the start of alternative fuel solutions for the new truck generation.

The OC13 is based on Scania’s well-proven 13-litre engine, that works according to the Otto principle with spark plugs and on stoichiometric combustion, i.e. complete combustion of both fuel and oxygen. Similar to a petrol engine, the combustion is initiated by means of spark plugs. The pre-mixing of the fuel takes place upon entry into the cylinders.

“Throughout development, our aim has been to ensure the best possible driveability,” explains Folke Fritzson, Senior Engineer at Scania R&D and part of the team developing Scania’s gas engines. “The performance and characteristics should  correspond to that of a modern diesel engine.”