Evaluating Alternative Fuels for Light-Duty Applications

972974

10/01/1997

Event
International Fuels & Lubricants Meeting & Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The Technical Research Centre of Finland has carried out tests evaluating the emission performance (regulated and unregulated) of alternative fuels for light-duty applications for the International Energy Agency (IEA). Several technologies were tested under varying environmental conditions using the same methodology.
Altogether 14 light-duty vehicles on gasoline, diesel, alcohol and gaseous fuels were tested, and the number of test combinations (vehicles/fuels/temperatures) was 143.
The differences between all fuel alternatives using three-way catalyst (TWC) technology (and also diesel) are rather limited. However, when temperature is lowered and also unregulated emissions are considered, the situation changes somewhat. The gaseous fuels come out as winners giving by far the lowest overall emissions.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/972974
Pages
18
Citation
Nylund, N., and Lappi, M., "Evaluating Alternative Fuels for Light-Duty Applications," SAE Technical Paper 972974, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972974.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 1, 1997
Product Code
972974
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English