Download or read book Methanol Fuel in Transportation Sector and Fuel Cells written by Lindiwe Khotseng and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of methanol fuel. It reviews challenges and solutions in using methanol fuel in the transportation sector. Methanol is also used as the fuel in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), and thus, the book reviews their working principles, performance, challenges, solutions, and applications. It also explores new developments in anode and cathode electrocatalysts, with an emphasis on nanostructured carbon support materials and their structure, electrochemical properties, and performance.

Download or read book Methanol written by Avinash Kumar Agarwal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph is based on methanol as a fuel for transportation sector, specifically for compression ignition (CI) engines. The contents present examples of utilization of methanol as a fuel for CI engines in different modes of transportation such as railroad, personal vehicles or heavy duty road transportation. The book also focuses on effect of methanol on combustion and performance characteristics of the engine. The effect of methanol on exhaust emission production, prediction and control is also discussed. It also discusses current methanol utilization and its potential, its effect on the engine in terms of efficiency, combustion, performance, pollutants formation and prediction. Part of the chapters are based on review of state-of-the-art while other chapters are dedicated to an original research. This volume will be a useful guide to professionals and academics involved in alternative fuels, compression ignition engines, and environmental research.

Download or read book Advanced System Analysis for Indirect Methanol Fuel Cell Power Plants for Transportation Applications written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indirect methanol cell fuel concept actively pursued by the USDOE and General Motors Corporation proposes the development of an electrochemical engine'' (e.c.e.), an electrical generator capable for usually efficient and clean power production from methanol fuel for the transportation sector. This on-board generator works in consort with batteries to provide electrical power to drive propulsion motors for a range of electric vehicles. Success in this technology could do much to improve impacted environmental areas and to convert part of the transportation fleet to natural gas- and coal-derived methanol as the fuel source. These developments parallel work in Europe and Japan where various fuel cell powered vehicles, often fueled with tanked or hydride hydrogen, are under active development. Transportation applications present design challenges that are distinctly different from utility requirements, the thrust of most of previous fuel cell programs. In both cases, high conversion efficiency (fuel to electricity) is essential. However, transportation requirements dictate as well designs for high power densities, rapid transients including short times for system start up, and consumer safety. The e.c.e. system is formed from four interacting components: (1) the fuel processor; (2) the fuel cell stack; (3) the air compression and decompression device; and (4) the condensing cross flow heat exchange device. 2 figs.

Download or read book Alternative Fuels for Transportation written by A S Ramadhas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring how to counteract the world's energy insecurity and environmental pollution, this volume covers the production methods, properties, storage, engine tests, system modification, transportation and distribution, economics, safety aspects, applications, and material compatibility of alternative fuels. The esteemed editor highlights the importance of moving toward alternative fuels and the problems and environmental impact of depending on petroleum products. Each self-contained chapter focuses on a particular fuel source, including vegetable oils, biodiesel, methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electric, fuel cells, and fuel from nonfood crops.

Download or read book Methanol written by John H. Perry and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors contend that the need for alternatives to fossil fuel in the US will continue to grow and the option that has the most immediate near-term applicability to our needs is methanol. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Download or read book Methanol written by Avinash Kumar Agarwal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph focuses on methanol and its utilization in transportation sector, namely in spark ignition (SI) engines. The contents focus on methanol production and presents a variety of production technologies from different feedstocks. The potential of methanol utilization in transportation in SI engines is discussed, its challenges, limitations, aspects related to its utilization and current global use of methanol are also presented. The book also contains chapters related to pollutant formation and exhaust emissions from methanol fuelled SI engines, one chapter is focused specifically on formaldehyde emissions, which possesses one of the greatest challenges of methanol use in IC engines. Readers will learn about the production aspects of methanol, its potential as a sustainable fuel, its utilization in SI engine and the effect of methanol and its utilization techniques on engine performance, combustion, exhaust emissions, efficiency and other important parameters. This volume will be a useful guide for professionals, post-graduate students involved in alternative fuels, spark ignition engines, and environmental research.

Download or read book Methanol written by Stanley P. Miller and published by Trafford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While hydrogen is definitely the fuel of the future, its economic viability is many years away. Thus an interim, or mid-term fuel is required to replace petroleum. In comparing all of the potential alternative fuels, methanol is the only one that fits the bill of being truly universal, that is, it can be used in all three types of powerplants that will be in use: Spark-ignition engines, compression-ignition engines, and fuel cells. In this book, a concept is introduced called Low Cetane Compression Ignition (LCCI), and it is compared to other technologies from economic, efficiency and emissions standpoints. Burning methanol in a LCCI engine provides diesel-like efficiency, low NOx emissions and no particulate emissions. With the addition of NOx after treatment, future emissions standards are easily met, and when mated to a generator in a hybrid configuration, it approaches the efficiency of a fuel cell. LCCI is the key to overcoming the stigma of poor fuel economy with past flexible fueled spark-ignition engines. LCCI provides the efficiency of a diesel engine without the emissions concerns. And when combined with hybrid technology, the efficiency approaches that of the methanol fuel cell vehicle, at much lower cost. Although methanol in fuel cells is also a good choice, it will take many years for the cost of fuel cells to come down to a point where automakers are willing to abandon their conventional piston engine tooling. What is proposed in this book is a way to make methanol mainstream throughout the entire transportation network, and do so relatively quickly, by enabling its use in both fuel cells and piston engines at the same time.

Download or read book Hydrogen Fuel Cells written by Michael Frank Hordeski and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hydrogen car has been proposed as the solution to our oil problems, but how would it work, and what potential problems associated with it? This book addresses these questions and provides specifics about current developments toward a hydrogen-based energy infrastructure. It offers the reader an informed look at the current state of fuel cell power and transportation technology, and where it's headed.

Download or read book Beyond Oil and Gas written by George A. Olah and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this bestseller discusses the concept and ongoing development of using methanol and derived dimethyl ether as a transportation fuel, energy storage medium, and as a chemical raw material to replace fossil fuels. The contents have been expanded by 35% with new and up to date coverage on energy storage, methanol from biomass and waste products, as well as on carbon dioxide capture and recycling. Written by the late Nobel laureate George Olah, Alain Goeppert and G. K. Surya Prakash, this is an inspiring read for anyone concerned with the major challenge posed by environmental problems including global warming and ocean acidification due to massive increase in fossil fuel use. The book provides a comprehensive and sustainable solution to replace fossil fuels in the long run by chemical recycling of carbon dioxide through renewable methanol utilizing alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and nuclear. The Methanol Economy is being progressively implemented in many parts of the world.

Download or read book Methanol as Transportation Fuel written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Greener and Scalable E fuels for Decarbonization of Transport written by Avinash Kumar Agarwal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights ways of using gaseous and liquid e-fuels like hydrogen (H2), methane (CH4), methanol (CH3OH), DME (CH3-O-CH3), Ammonia (NH3), synthetic petrol and diesel, etc in existing engines and their effects on tailpipe emissions. The contents also cover calibration and optimization procedure for adaptation of these fuels. the volume also discusses the economical aspect of these fuels. Chapters include recent results and are focused on current trends of automotive sector. This book will be of interest to those in academia and industry involved in fuels, IC engines, engine instrumentation, and environmental research.

Download or read book Methanol as an Alternative Transportation Fuel written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Fossil and Synthetic Fuels and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Removing Barriers to the Market Penetration of Methanol Fuels written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells written by Bengt Sundén and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fuel cells are expected to play a significant role in the next generation of energy systems and road vehicles for transportation. However, substantial progress is required in reducing manufacturing costs and improving performance. This book aims to contribute to the understanding of the transport processes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) and direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), which are of current interest. A wide range of topics is covered, featuring contributions from prominent scientists and engineers in the field. A detailed summary of state-of-the-art knowledge and future needs, this text will be of value to graduate students and researchers working on the development of fuel cells within academia and industry.

Download or read book Pathways for a transition to a sustainable hydrogen transportation fuel infrastructure in California written by Marlene Hilkert and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2004-02-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: As society enters the 21st century, there is a growing awareness of the burdens being placed on the planet, as its ability to keep up with the demands of modern society are strained. One of the major contributors to this burden happens to be a main resource required for sustained development. Energy has always been, and will always be a necessary resource for existence. Since the industrial revolution, fossil fuels such as coal and oil have been the main-stay fuel to accommodate society's appetite. As the demand for this resource increases, the climatic and socio-economic costs of this fuel become more acute, and it is well documented that the supply of this fuel is not endless. One of the major consumers of this fuel, as a society, is the transportation sector. The processes in place which take it from the ground, to its combustion as a fuel, are some of the main culprits which adversely affect the planet. This thesis explores the issues associated with the introduction of another energy resource Hydrogen as a replacement fuel for the transportation industry. It is argued that for the transportation sector, Hydrogen offers the most promising alternative as a fuel. Making Hydrogen readily available and affordable through the retail infrastructure is of paramount importance, if its widespread use is to be achieved. The logistics of this are explored, and it is believed that the introduction of small Hydrogen fuelers at existing retail outlets, is the preferred method to instantiate the transition in the short to medium term. Those fueling stations can utilize grid electricity to produce Hydrogen by the means of water electrolysis, or take advantage of the existing Natural Gas distribution infrastructure to produce Hydrogen via steam reformation. This thesis examines the Well-to-Wheels impacts and economic feasibility of those options and compares them to existing vehicle and fuel technologies. The state of California was chosen as a target market due to its high automobile density, the resulting pollution issues, and its clear mandate on promoting alternative energy sources. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: I.Introduction2 1.Summary of the work2 2.Environmental, economic, and political challenges associated with the use of fossil fuels, especially oil3 2.1Environmental and Social Problems with Fossil Fuels3 2.1.1Environmental pollution - Oil spills and discharges3 2.1.2Environmental pollution - Local [...]

Download or read book Conservation and Renewable Energy Technologies for Transportation written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Towards a Commercial Future written by Michelle Heath and published by Calgary : University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the alternative transportation fuels more frequently discussed today are ethanol and methanol. This study reviews, on the basis of available information, recent developments in the Canadian gasoline market and examines the likely developments in sourcing, pricing and competition of these alcohol fuels, in relation to each other and to gasoline in the regional markets. The study also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 6 oxygenates which have been considered as fuel additives for octane enhancement in Canada as well as their use to date; and the implications of using ethanol and methanol as alternative fuel sources for the stakeholders involved and suggests the necessary pre-steps which will be required in order to maintain harmony between all the players affected by this industry.