A SINGLE-CYLINDER ENGINE STUDY OF HYDROGEN-RICH FUELS

With a single-cylinder engine, the emission characteristics of two types of hydrogen-rich fuels were evaluated. The first fuel contained various proportions of hydrogen and gasoline. Hydrogen enrichment does not appear to be a sufficient means of reducing HC emission. The second types of hydrogen-rich fuel was a simulated product of an on-vehicle hydrogen generator that reforms gasoline into a gaseous mixture of CO, H2, CH4, and various diluents. Fueling a single-cylinder engine totally on this mixture at an equivalence ratio = 0.55 resulted in NOX and HC emission levels well below those obtainable with gasoline. CO emission was slightly higher than values characteristic of lean operation with gasoline. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Parks, F B
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon monoxide; Engines; Exhaust gases; Gasoline engines; Hydrogen; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cylinders
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145256
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 760099
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM