1983 CRC TWO-TEMPERATURE VAPOR LOCK PROGRAM USING GASOLINE-ALCOHOL BLENDS

The effect of oxygenated fuels on vapor lock performance was evaluated in a program conducted during the fall of 1983 at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. Eighteen 1984 model-year cars, representing a reasonable model mix, were tested using two hydrocarbon base fuels and nine hydrocarbon base fuels mixed with methanol and methanol/tertiary butyl alcohol mixtures at 1/1 and 4/1 ratios (respectively) at a concentration 3.5% by weight of oxygen. Tests were conducted at nominal ambient temperaures of 95% (35 deg C) and 70 deg.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by the Analysis Panel of the CRC Volatility Group.
• Corporate Authors:

  Coordinating Research Council, Incorporated

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• Publication Date: 1986-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Fuel additives; Fuel mixtures; Gasoline; Methanol; Vapor lock
• Old TRIS Terms: Oxygenation
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495799
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 809
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM