C-Max Information
Mirenco’s C-Max system takes a unique, proactive approach to the growing problem
of heavy duty diesel emissions. These systems offer the only option in the heavy
duty diesel retrofit market that reduces the formation of diesel particulate
matter, or soot, by up to 90 percent. The C-Max family of technology was
recognized for it’s scientific and technological accomplishments and was honored
in the
Top 100 Energy Awards
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Below is a demonstration of the C-Max system.
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As you can see, C-Max delivers dramatic improvements
compared to a standard diesel bus without Mirenco’s technology. The
demonstration above was from Xanterra, a bus company serving Grand Canyon
National Park. The
C-Max system is helping to protect one of America’s greatest natural attractions by
reducing diesel particulate matter emissions by more than 50 percent.
Rather than merely masking heavy duty diesel emissions through an expensive
particulate filter, Mirenco’s system solves the problem at the source, the
engine.
The affordable
C-Max system PREVENTS excess, unburned diesel fuel from spewing out
the tailpipe as soot, by delivering only as much fuel as the engine needs.
C-Max accomplishes this through a solid state, electronic throttle
delay and throttle stop that can easily be programmed with a hand-held computer.
C-Max
was created through a collaborative partnership between Mirenco and the U.S.
Department of Energy's Kansas City Plant.
While particulate filters need ultra-low sulfur diesel to work effectively, the
C-Max system works with all grades of diesel fuel.
C-Max adapts to all types of heavy duty diesel engine platforms,
including: transit buses, school buses, shuttle buses, delivery vehicles,
over-the-road trucks, mining equipment, construction equipment, and farm
implement.
Mirenco’s C-Max system not only cleans the air, it helps the driver better
manage the entire vehicle. Black smoke signals much more than environmental
damage.
Smoke signals:
1. Wasted fuel.
2. Poor combustion.
3. Higher maintenance costs.
The C-Max system benefits the entire diesel vehicle from the throttle to
the tailpipe and works for new and old diesel vehicles.
C-Max:
1. Increases fuel efficiency
2. Reduces emissions.
3. Extends vehicle life.
How does it work?
C-Max works simply and effectively because it corrects the natural tendency of
drivers to over-accelerate when bringing a diesel vehicle up to the desired
speed.
Great examples are everywhere. City buses slow down and stop to pick up
passengers. The bus driver then goes full throttle to bring the bus up to speed,
while leaving behind a black plume of smoke filled with diesel particulate
matter.
Then, the driver needs to stop just a few blocks away for the next passenger.
C-Max evens out the jackrabbit starts and stops by delivering only the amount of
fuel that is needed. The results are cleaner emissions, fuel savings, and
extended vehicle life.
C-Max gives drivers or managers the flexibility to program their diesel vehicles
to their specifications. Each diesel vehicle can be programmed independently to
match the demands placed upon it and reduce heavy duty diesel emissions. C-Max
can be programmed on multiple parameters with a hand-held computer for vehicles
with electronic fuel injection.
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