PERFORMANCE OF METHANOL-GASOLINE BLENDS IN A STRATIFIED CHARGE ENGINE VEHICLE

A series of driveability and chassis dynamometer tests were performed using various blends of methanol and gasoline in a stratified charge engine vehicle. The vehicle used was a 1975 Honda Civic CVCC. General conclusions are that the CVCC vehicle tested suffered only slight degradation in driveability using a 10% methanol-gasoline fuel and vehicle emissions and fuel economy are not significantly changed by use of the 10% methanol blend. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Johnson, R T
  • Riley, R K
  • Dalen, M D
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 10 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Methanol; Mixtures; Stratified charge engines; Vehicle performance
• Subject Areas: Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145123
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE # 760546
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1977 12:00AM