The use of alcohol fuels in motor vehicles requires consideration of safety aspects relative to potential flammability , fire and explosion hazards. Pure methanol has a luminosity several orders of magnitude less than gasoline. In addition, the fuel/air mixture in the head space of a fuel tank containing pure methanol lies in the explosive region over a much wider temperature range than occurs with gasoline. Methanol fuels, however, frequently have additives blended with the methanol to increase volatility and to improve cold starting and cold driveability. A number of alcohol fuels have been selected for study which include methanol, gasoline (summer and winter grade), 5 % methanol/gasoline blends with cosolvent, 10 % ethanol blends, and 85-90 % methanol blended with various components such as butane, DME and gasoline. Physical properties of these fuels were determined and a hazard analysis was conducted using the data collected above. The analysis was limited to fire and explosion hazards in relation to vehicle systems including refuelling from service station pumps.


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    Title :

    Safety aspects of the use of alcohol fuels in road vehicles


    Additional title:

    Sicherheitsaspekte beim Betreiben von Strassenfahrzeugen mit Alkoholkraftstoffen


    Contributors:
    Piquette, R. (author) / Lawson, A. (author) / Ha, K. (author) / Simmons, E.W. (author) / Battista, V. (author)


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 1 Tabelle, 7 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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