The potential of methanol as a fuel for flex-fuel and dedicated spark-ignition engines

Applied Energy

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-149

  Vancoillie, J ^a   Demuynck, J ^a   Sileghem, L ^a   Van De Ginste, M ^a   Verhelst, S ^a   Brabant, L ^a   Van Hoorebeke, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Efficiency; Emissions; Methanol; Spark ignition engine

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ALCOHOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ETHANOL; FUELS; GASOLINE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CARBON NEUTRALS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; CONTROL LOADS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; EMISSION LEVEL; ENERGY SECURITY; ENGINE PERFORMANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLEX-FUEL; GASOLINE ENGINES; HIGH COMPRESSION RATIO; PART LOAD; POLLUTANT EMISSION; RELATIVE EFFICIENCY; SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE; TAILPIPE EMISSION;

ENGINES;

CONTROL SYSTEM; ENGINE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; COMBUSTION; COMPRESSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PUMPING;

EID: 84870733570     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.065     Document Type: Article

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