Performance Evaluation of 10% Ethanol-Gasoline Blends in 1980 Model Year U.S. Cars

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, L. S., author.

Conference Name:

1982 SAE International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exhibition (1982-10-18 : Toronto, Canada)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1982

Summary:

The Coordinating Research Council, Incorporated (CRC), under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy, conducted controlled tests to determine the effects of 10% ethanol-gasoline blends on emissions, fuel economy, and driveability of 14 - 1980 model year cars representing several emission-control technologies. Two types of ethanol blends were tested, a simple blend with no volatility adjustment, and two volatility-adjusted blends. Addition of 10% ethanol to gasoline resulted in statistically significant changes in emissions, driveability, and efficiency. Statistically significant effects were also found as a result of volatility adjustment. However, because of the limited fleet size, these results should not be used to quantitatively predict effects of the use of ethanol-gasoline blends in the total U.S. vehicle population

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Publisher Number:

821185

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