Estimating Method for the Avoided Non-Recyclable CO2 by the Use of Brazilian Ethanol in Flex Fuel Vehicles Volkswagen do Brasil

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Guilherme, Guilherme, author.

Contributor:

El Gamal, Gilberto

Conference Name:

21st SAE Brasil International Congress and Exhibition (2012-10-02 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2012

Summary:

The introduction of the flexible fuel vehicles in Brazil had the first objective to protect the customer against fuels - commercial gasoline (E22) and hydrated ethanol (E100 or AEHC) - price variations. Nevertheless, while the Flex technology became dominant in the Brazilian market, the environmental aspect of the possibility of using a renewable fuel, ethanol from sugar cane, increased in importance due to the reduction in non-recyclable CO₂ and its benefits for the greenhouse effect. The objective of this article is to propose a practical method to quantify the avoided CO₂ using available engine management system parameters, basic chemical calculations, literature information and simplifying assumptions. The resulting equations show that it is possible to have a practical avoided-CO₂ calculation procedure which can be performed on-board and used for customer information and for quantifying the environmental advantage of using ethanol in fleets of flexible fuel cars

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Publisher Number:

2012-36-0505

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