RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEAT ALCOHOL FUEL USAGE IN AUTOMOBILES

The following aspects of alcohol usage in automobiles are covered: computer modeling of engine processes, engine cold starting by experimentation, vehicle and allied engine studies, corrosion and wear mechanisms, and photochemical smog studies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Santa Clara University

  Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Santa Clara, CA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Pefley, R K
  • Browning, L
  • Espinola, S
  • Pullman, B
  • Gururangan, R
  • Saito, N
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 145 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Corrosion; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Simulation; Vehicle cold starts; Vehicle power plants; Wear
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines; Cold start
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393996
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/NBB-0067, DOE/NASA-0143-1, NASA-CR-174813
• Contract Numbers: AI01-77CS51044
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM