High octane number ethanol-gasoline blends: Quantifying the potential benefits in the United States

Fuel

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 585-594

  Anderson, J E ^a   Dicicco, D M ^a   Ginder, J M ^a   Kramer, U ^b   Leone, T G ^a   Raney Pablo, H E ^a   Wallington, T J ^a  

^a FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^b FORD WERKE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Evaporative cooling; Gasoline; Octane rating; Research Octane Number

Indexed keywords

COSTS AND BENEFITS; DIRECT INJECTION ENGINES; DRIVING CONDITIONS; ETHANOL BLEND; ETHANOL GASOLINE BLEND; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; HYDROCARBON COMPOSITIONS; PORT FUEL INJECTION ENGINES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RENEWABLE FUELS; RESEARCH OCTANE NUMBER; ROAD TRANSPORTATION; SOCIETAL BENEFITS; SPARK TIMING; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

BLENDING; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); COOLING; DIRECT INJECTION; ESTIMATION; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FUELS; GASOLINE; GASOLINE REFINING; HYDROCARBON REFINING; HYDROCARBONS; RATING;

ETHANOL FUELS;

EID: 84861194435     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.03.017     Document Type: Article

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