Development of a pure methanol fuel car

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · SAE Prog. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6588979

Menrad, H; Lee, W; Bernhardt, W

Methanol as a fuel for spark ignition engines offers a lot of advantages in comparison to gasoline. Results of a prototype passenger car fueled with pure methanol show promising aspects of lower energy consumption, higher energy output and more favorable emission figures. Modifications on the engine are limited, the unfavorable cold start and warm up behavior of pure methanol can be eliminated by the use of suitable additives.

• OSTI ID: 6588979
• Journal Information: SAE Prog. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 19; Conference: Passenger car meeting, Detroit, MI, USA, Sep 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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