Demonstration of Dissociated Methanol as an Automotive Fuel: System Performance
- 1 April 1981
- report
- Published by Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Abstract
The results are presented of system performance testing of an automotive system devised to provide hydrogen-rich gases to an internal combustion engine by dissociating methanol on board the vehicle. The dissociation of methanol absorbs heat from the engine exhaust and increases the lower heating value of the fuel by 22%. The engine thermal efficiency is increased by raising the compression ratio and burning with excess air.Keywords
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