Cold Starting Tests on a Methanol Fuelled Spark Ignition Engine Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ontario

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Gardiner, D. P., author.

Conference Name:

West Coast International Meeting and Exposition (1983-08-08 : Vancouver, Canada)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1983

Summary:

The present cold starting performance of methanol fuelled spark ignition engines is poor compared to their gasoline counterparts. Apparatus has been developed to cold soak a small engine to temperatures as low as 65°C. Tests have been conducted using methanol, Indolene and sample of commercial gasoline of depressed volatility. Data are provided showing the effect of fuel-air ratio on minimum starting temperature for the three fuels. Methanol failed to start at temperatures below about 0°C whereas the Indolene started easily to below 45°C. Reid Vapour Pressure is shown to be ineffective as a predictor of cold starting performance for methanol

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831175

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