TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF METHANOL

A technical and economic analysis was made of transportation and distribution of methanol fuels. It appears that with minor alterations conventional facilities similar to those used at present for hydrocarbon fuels could be utilised for methanol. The analysis further indicates that (1) transportation and distribution of methanol is analogous to that of hydrocarbon fuels, except that the lower energy content of methanol will require storage and transportation of a greater weight and volume of fuel, (2) technical problems resulting from physical and chemical properties of methanol is not likely to be a large proportion of the methanol fuel cost to the consumer. /TRRL/

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  Ingenioersvetenskapsakademien (IVA)

  Grev Turegatan 14, Box 5073
  Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Clark, C F
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 45-58
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Ingenioersvetenskapsakademien (IVA)
  • Publisher: Ingenioersvetenskapsakademien (IVA)
  • ISSN: 9170-821097

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Chemical properties; Chemistry; Conferences; Costs; Economic conditions; Economic impacts; Economics; Energy; Freight transportation; Fuels; Handling and storage; Hydrocarbons; Methanol; Physical distribution; Physics; Properties of materials; Storage facilities; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• ITRD Terms: 7347: Alcohol; 7165: Chemistry; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 9016: Distribution (gen); 1112: Freight transport; 3850: Fuel; 6755: Physics; 5925: Properties; 9137: Storage; 8109: Sweden
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Geotechnology; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164238
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: IVA-Meddelande 195 Monog Ser.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM