DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC METHANOL-WATER INJECTION FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINES

In October of 1979 work was begun to prepare an electronic fuel injection system which could be added to the existing fuel system on standard automobiles. The injection system would permit the injection of additional fuel required to maintain a combustable air/fuel mixture using fuel mixtures consisting of large percentages of methanol with gasoline. The work processed for approximately fourteen months during which time the system operated for thousands of miles of testing. The system showed significant improvements in energy consumption at little or no increase in fuel cost over standard gasoline fuel. The optimum fuel mixtures for minimum energy consumption and lowest fuel cost were in the range between 50% methanol - 50% gasoline and 75% methanol and 25% gasoline.

• Authors:
  • Neeley, Derek K
• Publication Date: 1981-3-31

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronic control; Fuel consumption; Fuel injection; Gasoline; Methanol; Mixtures; Water
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396692
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOE/R3/06100-T1
• Contract Numbers: FG43-79R306100
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2004 2:07AM