HYDROGEN GAS FROM METHANOL (OBTAINED FROM PEAT) CAN DRIVE ENGINES
VAETGAS UR METANOL (FRAAN TORVMOSSARNA) KAN DRIVA MOTORER
The method is based on production of hydrogen from methanol in the car itself. A catalyst, a supply of water - which is obtained from recirculated exhaust gases - and energy are required. Energy is obtained from the exhaust gases by a heat exchanger. The catalyst is a cheap nickel catalyst on an aluminium oxide base. The gas evolved is injected into the combustion chamber together with additional fuel which may be leadless petrol or methanol. If 40% by volume of fuel is supplied as methanol to the reactor and the rest as leadless petrol to the carburettor, typical gas composition from reactor is 40% H2, 20% CO, 5% C)2, 6% H2O, 29% N2 and less than 1% Ch4. Owing to the fact that energy needed for the reaction is obtained from the exhaust, the gas from the reactor contains more energy than the methanol used. Optimum excess air ratio is 1.4-1.7. Exhaust gases are low in hydrocarbons. The system can be introduced in 4-5 years. An obvious early application is a hybrid system comprising a constant speed hydrogen engine charging batteries which drive an electric motor. Methanol can be produced from peat and biomass. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Swedish Board for Technical Development
P.O. Box 43200
S-100 72 Stockholm, Sweden - Publication Date: 1979
Language
- Swedish
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 20
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Serial:
- Publication of: Swedish Board for Technical Development
- Publisher: Swedish Board for Technical Development
- ISSN: 0348-6168
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Catalysts; Combustion; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Gases; Hybrid vehicles; Hydrogen; Methanol; Motors; Peat; Water
- Old TRIS Terms: Recirculation
- ITRD Terms: 3860: Combustion; 3850: Fuel; 232: Fuel consumption; 6734: Gas; 7187: Hydrogen; 7338: Methanol; 1334: Motor
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00309078
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Report/Paper Numbers: No. 1979:1
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM