Development of a Pure Methanol Fuel Car Volkswagenwerk AG (Germany)

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Menrad, H. (Holger), author.

Conference Name:

Passenger Car Meeting and Exposition (1977-09-26 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1977

Summary:

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

Notes:

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Publisher Number:

770790

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license