Main Title |
Resistively heated metal monolith as a cold start assist for a methanol engine : interim report / |
Author |
Piotrowski, Gregory K. ;
Piotrowski, G. K.
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI. Control Technology and Applications Branch. |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Mobile Sources, Emission Control Technology Division, Control Technology and Applications Branch, |
Year Published |
1988 |
Report Number |
EPA AA-CTAB-88-11 |
Stock Number |
PB89-138663 |
OCLC Number |
701552630 |
Subjects |
Methanol as fuel ;
Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas
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Additional Subjects |
Motor vehicle engines ;
Catalytic converters ;
Dissociation ;
Engines ;
Fuels ;
Motor vehicles ;
Tests ;
Temperature ;
Methanol fuels
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA AA-CTAB-88-11 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/20/2023 |
ELCD |
EPA AA-CTAB-88-11 |
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NVFEL Library/Ann Arbor, MI |
02/15/2011 |
DISPERSAL |
NTIS |
PB89-138663 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
[ii], 14, [2] pages : charts ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
Light-duty M100 neat methanol-fueled engines are difficult to start and run in cold weather because of the high boiling point of methanol, methanol's high heat of vaporization (5.5 percent of the heat of combustion compared to less than 1 percent for gasoline), and the increased fuel flow needed for methanol. Gasoline-fueled engines start with less difficulty under the same conditions partly because of the easily ignitable light ends of this fuel such as butanes, which are vaporized at relatively low temperatures. The goal of the project was to construct and test a methanol dissociation system that could provide hydrogen and carbon monoxide gaseous fuels in quantities that could be used as a cold start assist for a methanol-fueled engine. This dissociator would utilize resistively heated metal foil technology to provide the energy necessary to bring the catalyst to operating temperatures quickly. |
Notes |
Technical report. "December 1988." "EPA/AA/CTAB/88-11." Includes bibliographical references (page 14). |