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A Practical Path to Net-Zero Diesel Engine Emissions
Dave Cook Biography
David Cook is a senior engineer at Energy Conversions Incorporated (ECI), a Tacoma, Washington based company that is currently an industry leader in large displacement diesel to natural gas (CNG and LNG) engine conversions and associated development and implementation of advanced locomotive architecture. During the past four years, Dave has worked on developing the potential of converting existing locomotives to natural gas fuel so that they will meet EPA tier 4 emissions requirements with equivalent power and lower fuel costs relative to a new diesel locomotive at a fraction of the cost.
In addition to his responsibilities at ECI, Dave has his own company, which develops subsystems and concepts to improve hybrid diesel/electric locomotive architecture efficiency. Improvement examples include high capacity dynamic breaking, liquid natural gas containment and delivery, and waste heat recovery systems. Several of these improvements are patent pending.
The interest and expertise Dave has in locomotive propulsion and related technologies stems from a strong personal drive to develop and implement new concepts and ideas for the industries in which he has worked. This drive has been amplified by experience, first as a senior engineer at Williams International and later as a supervisor and technical consultant at Detroit Diesel. For Williams, Dave developed fixtures, procedures and processes for qualifying small turbo fan jet engines. For Detroit Diesel, Dave developed test equipment and processes to support certification of their heavy duty diesel engines to comply with both the 2007 and 2010 EPA emissions standards.
Dave has both a pilot license and an FAA Airframe and Power Plant certificate. He received a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona in 2000. In conjunction with his degree work, Dave was heavily involved with the Cal Poly independent projects lab. In his senior year he took on the role of chief designer and team lead for the Cal Poly Formula SAE project. The 2000 Cal Poly FSAE car featured an integrated aerodynamics package, a steering wheel mounted paddle shift and clutch system and an electric super charger that helped propel the car to a 3rd place finish at the Detroit FSAE Competition. This success fostered the sponsorship necessary to take the car to England the same year where it took first place overall at the Formula Student Competition. This achievement stands as the most successful FSAE finish in the UniversityâÂÂs history. Following the Cal Poly Pomona, FSAE success, Dave âÂÂlived the dreamâ during a brief stint working on DodgeâÂÂs Viper race car for the American Le Mans series before accepting the position at Williams International.
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