Methanol as a Fuel for Commercial Vehicles

W. Heinrich; K.-J. Marquardt; A. J. Schaefer

doi:10.4271/861581

1986-10-01

Methanol as a Fuel for Commercial Vehicles 861581

Two possibilities for using methanol in heavy-duty, engines are discussed:

1.
If the engine is modified according to the fuel properties pure methanol can be used as fuel for a spark ignition methanol-gas engine.
2.
When the fuel is adapted to meet, the requirements of the engine additized methanol serves as a fuel for an only slightly modified direct-injection diesel engine.

The comparison takes into, consideration fuel cost, convertibility of vehicles already in use, operational safety, and; reliability, requirements regarding fuel production and distribution, conventional fuel/alternative fuel reversibility, and environmental aspects.

It can be concluded that both systems appear to be suitable in certain-heavy-duty engine applications.

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