A study was undertaken to evaluate the cold starting performance of six methanol-based fuels in vehicles with spark ignition engines. The fuels were evaluated in three methanol-fuelled vehicles (two 1983 Ford Escorts and one 1981 VW Golf). Gasoline- and diesel-fuelled vehicles were also evaluated for comparison with the methanol-fuelled vehicles. Starts down to -28 Cel were obtained on the methanol-fuelled vehicles; however, the cranking times were unacceptably long. Starts at -32 Cel and -28 Cel were obtained on the gasoline- and diesel-fuelled vehicles respectively.


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    Title :

    Cold starting of methanol fuelled vehicles


    Additional title:

    Kaltstart bei methanolbetriebenen Fahrzeugen


    Contributors:
    Goetz, W. (author) / Battista, V. (author)


    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 4 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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