Review of the Cold Starting Performance of Methanol and High Methanol Blends in Spark Ignition Engines: Neat Methanol

Authors

• D.P. Gardiner - Department of Mechanical Engineering Royal Military College Kingston, Ontario
• M.F. Bardon - Department of Mechanical Engineering Royal Military College Kingston, Ontario
• V.K. Rao - Department of Mechanical Engineering Royal Military College Kingston, Ontario

Topic

• Spark ignition engines
• Methanol
• Starters and starting

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