Alcohol fuels for highway vehicles

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6436691

McCallum, P W; Timbario, T J; Bechtold, R L; Ecklund, E E

While much progress has been achieved in both the production and utilization aspects, the ''perfect'' engine/fuel combination has yet to emerge. This article describes the current status of alcohol fuels utilization technology for spark ignition engine highway vehicles. Methanol, ethanol, methanol derivatives (ethers), and blends of each with gasoline are discussed. Alcohol fuels are currently receiving serious consideration as petroleum extenders and substitutes both for spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI) powerplants. Alcohol fuels research is much further advanced in the SI engine area than it is for CL engines, the latter having begun to attract serious attention only recently. This paper is concerned with the SI engine only. Extensive property data for gasoline, diesel fuel, methanol, ethanol, and MTBE are compared with each other. Environmental considerations involved in the use of alcohol-based fuels are included. 43 refs.

• Research Organization: Mueller Assoc Inc, Baltimore, MD, USA
• OSTI ID: 6436691
• Journal Information: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States), Journal Name: Chem. Eng. Prog.; (United States) Vol. 78:8; ISSN CEPRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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