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Vehicle Operating Experience with Methanol as a Substitute for Petrol and Diesel
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830899
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Blends of 15% methanol with petrol containing 1% isobutanol have been utilised by 45 vehicles operated for a period of two years. An additional 907 vehicles have been operated for approximately one year to obtain information about the distribution of M15 blends, about necessary co-solvent concentrations, and about general vehicle driveability. Initial studies have also been conducted using 15-20% emulsions of methanol with diesel in diesel-cycle engines. High methanol fuels ranging from M85 to M100 have been tested in six purpose-built vehicles and 45 retrofitted vehicles involving four different types of retrofit systems. In addition, high methanol fuels have also been tested in diesel-cycle engines involving two different types of purpose-built engines, together with unmodified engines.
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Joyce, R., Natusch, D., and Richardson, D., "Vehicle Operating Experience with Methanol as a Substitute for Petrol and Diesel," SAE Technical Paper 830899, 1983.Also In
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