Download or read book The Potential of Methanol as an Alternative Fuel for Heavy Duty Engines written by Engine Manufacturers Association. Alternate Fuels Committee and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Methanol as a Potential Alternative Fuel in Our Future Energy Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Methanol and the Alternate Fuel Economy written by Avinash Kumar Agarwal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the emerging research centred on using methanol- whose excellent fuel properties, easy production and relative compatibility with existing technology- make it attractive to researchers looking to alternative fuels to meet the rising energy demand. The volume is divided into broadly 4 parts which discuss various aspects of the proposed methanol economy and the technological advances in engine design for the utilisation of this fuel. This book will be of interest to researchers and policy makers interested in using methanol as the principal source of ready and stored energy in societal functioning.
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 Alternative Fuels and Their Utilization Strategies in Internal Combustion Engines written by Akhilendra Pratap Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers alternative fuels and their utilization strategies in internal combustion engines. The main objective of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in the production and utilization aspects of different types of liquid and gaseous alternative fuels. In the last few years, methanol and DME have gained significant attention of the energy sector, because of their capability to be utilized in different types of engines. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.
Download or read book Prospects for Alternative Fuels in Heavy duty Diesel Engines with Sootless Emissions written by Gregory Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emission of carbonaceous particulate matter (soot) from work-producing devices is a global problem. Direct-injection, compression-ignited (Diesel) engines are a source of soot emissions that are problematic because they are mobile and operate regularly within populated regions. The subsequent effect on air quality is a serious health concern due to their small size and potential penetrability within the human body through the lungs. Furthermore, their contribution to atmospheric aerosols has a significantly negative effect on the environment. The problem with Diesel engine combustion is primarily a function of the fuel properties and subsequent combustion kinetics. The attraction of No.~2 Diesel fuel is that it is easily autoignitable, and for a typical direct-injection, compression-ignited engine this is a desirable quality. By employing a high-temperature combustion strategy, however, a host of alternative fuels become viable. This work addresses the prospects for using non-traditional fuels within a direct-injection, compression-ignited engine. A number of alternative fuels are identified as having potential, namely methanol, ethanol, butanol, dimethyl ether, synthesis gas, and methane (as a surrogate for natural gas). These are attractive because they are either oxygenated (and rely less on ambient gas entrainment) or gaseous (and can turbulently mix with ease). The combustion behavior of each fuel is examined by two means: First, a simple and well-controlled apparatus allows single-jet combustion to be imaged with a high-frame-rate, color digital camera. Second, a computationally efficient, quasi-dimensional jet model is used to explore each fuel with a detailed chemical mechanism, and includes a multi-step soot model. Once each fuel is examined independently, a subset are identified as forming too much soot such that their use within a production engine would emit levels above the EPA regulation standard. Two separate soot reduction methods are then explored within this work: dilution of the fuel with water, and dilution of the ambient gas with exhaust gas species. For each strategy, images are obtained that provide direct evidence of reduced soot formation. The jet model is then examined in detail to gain deeper insight into the potential mechanisms leading to the observed soot reduction.
Download or read book Alternative Transportation Fuels written by Michelle Heath and published by Calgary : Canadian Energy Research Institute. This book was released on 1991 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 1990, a study was undertaken to examine and compare the usefulness of natural gas, propane, methanol and ethanol in relation to gasoline and diesel fuel for potential use in the transportation industry. The study evaluated the potential environmental and economic benefits of each of the fuels examined, including the characteristics of each alternative fuel, the current and proposed regulations and emission requirements for the vehicle fleet, the use of alternate fuels internationally, and conversion scenarios for each fuel.
Download or read book Alcohol as an Alternative Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines written by Pravesh Chandra Shukla and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: div="" This book covers different aspects related to utilization of alcohol fuels in internal combustion (IC) engines with a focus on combustion, performance and emission investigations. The focal point of this book is to present engine combustion, performance and emission characteristics of IC engines fueled by alcohol blended fuels such as methanol, ethanol and butanol. The contents also highlight the importance of alcohol fuel for reducing emission levels. Possibility of alcohol fuels for marine applications has also been discussed. This book is a useful guide for researchers, academics and scientists. ^
Download or read book Methanol fuel of the Future 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 1986 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Methanol as an Alternative Fuel Choice written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alternative Fuels and Compatible Engine Designs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Energy and Power and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Methanol as an Automotive Fuel written by Roger Staiger and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alternative Fuels for Road Vehicles written by Mark L. Poulton and published by WIT Press (UK). This book was released on 1994 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The many alternative fuels that have been reviewed in this book are likely to be of great interest to a broad readership, not only to mechanical, petrochemical and transportation engineers, but anyone with a technical association with the subject. The book covers fuels for the motor vehicle and how they may develop and change in the future. Prospects for conventional petrol and diesel fuels are discussed, including their reformulation, as well as synthetic fuels, vegetable oils and other biofuels, alcohols, gases (LPG, natural gas and hydrogen) and electricity." "This book has been published as a consequence of a programme of study, commissioned by the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office at the UK Department of Transport, into the contribution of the road vehicle to global warming. A programme of research was placed with the Environment Centre of the Transport Research Laboratory, and one of the individual projects was to investigate the future prospects for conventional and alternative fuels for road vehicles. Implications for the energy and emissions from the whole fuel cycle (from production to distribution and final usage) were considered, but, more importantly, the vehicular fuel consumption (and consequent carbon dioxide emissions) and exhaust emission characteristics were the primary focus of attention." "The structure of this book is such that each chapter describes a particular alternative fuel and is completely self-contained. The reader will be able to cover a particular subject that is of interest without having to refer to other chapters to gain a full understanding of the fuel's characteristics, notable developments and demonstration programmes underway worldwide. One chapter (chapter 10) does provide an overview and inter-comparison of all the fuels discussed, including point-of-use and life cycle emissions, global warming impacts, fuel storage implications and likely costs." "Future advances in conventional engines and the development of alternative power units are discussed in the companion volume to this book, Alternative Engines for Road Vehicles. The future prospects for a range of engines, including conventional petrol and diesel-fuelled units (covering technologies such as two-stroke, lean burn and stratified charge), the rotary engine, gas turbine, Stirling, Rankine (steam engine) and hybrids are assessed for their potential to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy. Other less well known concepts such as catalytic combustion, the Quadratic (beam) engine, stepped piston and other engine efficiency techniques are also reviewed." --Book Jacket.
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 On the Trail of New Fuels written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Novel Internal Combustion Engine Technologies for Performance Improvement and Emission Reduction written by Akhilendra Pratap Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-06-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph covers different aspects of internal combustion engines including engine performance and emissions and presents various solutions to resolve these issues. The contents provide 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 volume provides information about the current methanol utilization and its potential, its effect on the engine in terms of efficiency, combustion, performance, pollutants formation and prediction. The contents are also based on review of technologies present, the status of different combustion and emission control technologies and their suitability for different types of IC engines. Few novel technologies for spark ignition (SI) engines have been also included in this book, which makes this book a complete solution for both kind of engines. This book will be useful for engine researchers, energy experts and students involved in fuels, IC engines, engine instrumentation and environmental research.
