A follow-up to the 1989 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Methanol Marathon called the Methanol Challenge was held in April 1990. One of a series of engineering student competitions using alternative fuels organized and conducted by the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne National Laboratory, the Methanol Challenge pushed the technology for dedicated M85 (85% methanol, 15% hydrocarbon fuel) methanol passenger cars to new levels. The event included complete federal exhaust emissions, cold-start and driveability, performance, and fuel economy testing. Twelve teams of student engineers from the United States and Canada competed in the Challenge using Chevrolet Corsicas donated by General Motors (GM) to the schools. The winning car, from the University of Tennessee, simultaneously demonstrated extremely low emissions, dramatically increased performance, and significantly improved fuel economy. This paper describes the goals, the conversion approaches used by the various university students, and results of the competition on emissions, cold-start, road rally performance, fuel economy, cold driveability, acceleration, maneuverability, and exhaust noise. 4 figs., 15 tabs.
1990 SAE Methanol Challenge: Summary of a successful student design competition
1990
31 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Combustion & Ignition , Reciprocation & Rotating Combustion Engines , Fuels , Automobiles , Methanol Fuels , Design , Exhaust Gases , Performance Testing , Catalytic Converters , Comparative Evaluations , Compression Ratio , Emission , Fuel Economy , Fuel Injection Systems , Fuel Substitution , Gasoline , Internal Combustion Engines , Modifications , Noise , Organizing , Start-Up , Turbochargers , Meetings , EDB/330800 , EDB/330101 , EDB/100400 , EDB/100900 , Students
The 1990 SAE methanol challenge: Summary of a successful student design competition
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