DEVELOPMENT OF A METHANOL FUELED, TURBOCHARGED, SPARK ASSISTED DIESEL ENGINE AND VEHICLE

A Volkswagen automotive diesel engine and vehicle have been modified to use methanol fuel by the addition of a spark ignition system. The modified engine has some important advantages over conventional spark ignition (SI) engines operating on alcohol fuels and diesel engines using diesel fuel. Compared to the diesel fueled vehicle, the spark assisted methanol version showed significant improvements in NOx while particulates were eliminated. Relative fuel consumption was slightly higher with methanol than with diesel fuel but could be improved by further development. Compared to a gasoline vehicle converted to operate on methanol the spark assisted diesel has higher efficiency with comparable NOx and CO emissions. Unburned fuel emissions are higher for the spark assisted diesel but may be reduced to comparable levels with catalyst and engine developments.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Fuels and Lubricants Meeting San Francisco, California, October 31-November 3, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • ADELMAN, H G
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Methanol; Spark ignition engines; Turbochargers
• Identifier Terms: Volkswagen automobile
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Turbocharging
• Subject Areas: Energy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390929
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831745, HS-036 851
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM