Testing Protocol

1 Introduction

Energen™ is a product derived from Diesel fuel with the addition of 19 proprietary chemicals. It has extremely good lubricant and carbon chain buildup cleansing properties. These additives clean up the entire fuel chain, improving the atomization / vaporisation of the fuel resulting in a more complete burn.

This equates to more power from less fuel, better fuel efficiency, lower emissions and finally a reduction in servicing requirements through the re- lubrication of the fuel.

1.1 Method

1.1.1 Generator & Fuel Acquisition

The Generator sets chosen must allow for refilling whilst operating – check with the hiring company on the location of the fuel loading snout. Make sure you are aware of the “full” level and when setting up the test make sure that there is ample light to see this. Therefore a torch or other form of lighting is required for the evaluation

The Fuel needs to be purchased two days prior to test regime commencement to allow for the minimum 24 hour treatment of the fuel by the Energen additive after application

The fuel to be tested must be from the same source and of sufficient volume to do a minimum 5 hour control test burn on full load as well as a further four tanks. Refer to section 2 below for the control test burn and treated test burn procedures.

1.1.2 Additive Application Timing

At a minimum of 24 hours prior to the test, the fuel additive needs to be added to the fuel reserved for the additive at a ratio of one part additive to five hundred parts fuel (1:500). A nominated person from both Fuel Plus International and the testing company are to be present at all times.

The Generator hire company will have the specifications for the generator set including the fuel burn per hour (a copy of a generic industry standard fuel burn per Kwh is in appendix A) and the size of the tank in litres.

1.1.3 Prior To Commencement Of Test

Drain the fuel supplied with the generator as there is no knowledge of its source or time standing still in the tank.

Have in excess of 100 additional litres of available untreated fuel (the smallest 3 phase generator has a tank of approx. 90 litres).

Connect the load bank / heating element to the maximum amperage rating of the unit (100% load) – if using a heating element then have the air handling unit(s) (blowers) connected to a separate power source and delivering at least 5,000 cubic of feet of air an hour to prevent the thermostat cut off from kicking in.

1.1.4 Visual Testing Option

If the generators used are large enough and the hire company is willing, ask that the cylinders be exposed and that photos are taken prior to trial and again on return of the generator hire period.

1.1.5 Testing/Measuring Equipment

Have the opacity meters, cameras, emissions measuring equipment, etc, set up prior to turning on the generator

1.1.6 Pre Test Samples

Should you wish to do laboratory analysis of the fuel pre-trial have two (2) by 1.0L HDPE Polyethylene Fluoridated bottles (this type of plastic prevents reactivity) clearly marked control batch & additive treated batch and take 1.0L samples of each – the treated sample must have had 24 hours mixing prior to being taken

1.1.7 Post Test Samples

Should you wish to do laboratory analysis of the fuel post-trial have two (2) by 1.0L HDPE Polyethylene Fluoridated bottles (this type of plastic prevents reactivity) clearly marked control batch & additive treated batch and take 1.0L samples of each – the after-test sample must have had two (2) hours to cool down before samples are taken.

2 Fuel Consumption Test

All measuring equipment is to be turned on.

2.1 Start Up

2.1.1 Initial 5 Minutes Of Operation

Turn on the generator and immediately turn on the load bank (heating elements) after 5 minutes take first opacity, vibration, noise, amperage and emissions readings (this provides the cold start up data)

2.1.2 Initial Untreated Control Burn

Whilst the Generator is still operating fill it up to full with the control burn stock of fuel to the previously indicated full mark.

After one hour take opacity, vibration, noise, amperage and emissions readings. Repeat this hourly for the next 4 hours (if running a single generator test) – this gives the warm burn data

2.1.3 Initial Treated Fuel Burn

As Energen cleans the carbon chain build up out of engines a 50 hour run is needed to do the cleansing process.

During the 50 hour run, opacity, vibration, noise, amperage and emissions readings and any other pertinent data should be recorded every 6 hours. Remember to keep topping up the fuel tank with the additive treated fuel- recording the time and quantity of fuel added to the tank.

2.1.4 Treated Fuel Burn Test

Once the 50 hours have passed a five hour control burn is to be measured hourly.

During the test burn the opacity, vibration, noise, amperage and emissions readings and any other pertinent data should be recorded every hour as done for the control burn of the untreated fuel. Remember to keep topping up the fuel tank with the additive treated fuel recording the time and quantity of fuel added to the tank.

3 Data Compilation

Original of all Data collection, both manual and digital, are to be collated in the appendices of any report. All collected data is to be signed and noted by both parties at each data collection point in time. Data is to be the property of both parties.

3.1 Fuel Consumption

3.1.1 The Two Warm Five (5) Hour Burns

Data should confirm that the fuel tank was full at the beginning of the 5 hour control burns of both treated and non – treated fuel. At the end of each 5 hour control burn, fuel is added to bring the tank back to full. This measurement needs to be precise as it give the litres burnt per hour and will be a precise measure of performance improvement.

APPENDIX 1

Data derived from Worldwide Power Products

This chart approximates the fuel consumption of a diesel generator based on the size of the generator and the load at which the generator is operating at. Please note that this table is intended to be used as an estimate of how much fuel a generator uses during operation and is not an exact representation due to various factors that can increase or decrease the amount of fuel consumed.

Generator Size (kW)	1/4 Load (gal/hr)	1/2 Load (gal/hr)	3/4 Load (gal/hr)	Full Load (gal/hr)
20	0.6	0.9	1.3	1.6
30	1.3	1.8	2.4	2.9
40	1.6	2.3	3.2	4.0
60	1.8	2.9	3.8	4.8
75	2.4	3.4	4.6	6.1
100	2.6	4.1	5.8	7.4
125	3.1	5.0	7.1	9.1
135	3.3	5.4	7.6	9.8
150	3.6	5.9	8.4	10.9
175	4.1	6.8	9.7	12.7
200	4.7	7.7	11.0	14.4
230	5.3	8.8	12.5	16.6
250	5.7	9.5	13.6	18.0
300	6.8	11.3	16.1	21.5
350	7.9	13.1	18.7	25.1
400	8.9	14.9	21.3	28.6
500	11.0	18.5	26.4	35.7
600	13.2	22.0	31.5	42.8
750	16.3	27.4	39.3	53.4
1000	21.6	36.4	52.1	71.1
1250	26.9	45.3	65.0	88.8
1500	32.2	54.3	77.8	106.5
1750	37.5	63.2	90.7	124.2
2000	42.8	72.2	103.5	141.9
2250	48.1	81.1	116.4	159.6