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The Importance of Methanol–Gasoline Blend in Spark Ignition Engine—A Review

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The air pollution produced by motor vehicles is getting worse day by day especially in major cities in the world. A very high density of motor vehicle traffic on road and change in lifestyles of the people contributed largely to the increase of pollution. The emission produced by the vehicles must be reduced and controlled to prevent or minimize the air pollution problem. It is also essential to meet the particular country emission standards. The principal polluting agents in gasoline emissions are CO, NOx, hydrocarbons, etc. It was observed by various researchers that the fuel efficiency was improved by using a blend of methanol–gasoline in the gasoline engine. The methanol blend in gasoline was varied, and the performance of the engine regarding maximum output power and braking power was studied in several papers. The chemical and physical properties of the blend were also checked and reported. The present study aims to summarize the performance of methanol–gasoline blend used in spark ignition engine. The review is mainly focused on fuel properties, output power/torque, braking efficiency, emissions, etc. It was observed that the CO, NOx, smoke, and particulate matter (PM) concentration in exhaust gas reduced significantly, whereas the CO2 and unburnt hydrocarbons emissions were increased after using the blended gasoline in the engine.

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Abbreviations

LHV:

Lower heating value

RON:

Research octane number

MON:

Motor octane number

BSFC:

Brake specific fuel consumption

BTE:

Brake thermal efficiency

TWC:

Three-way catalytic converters

M10/M20/M85 etc.:

10%/20%/85% etc. methanol blend

BSEC:

Brake specific energy consumption

CH3OH:

Methanol

HCHO:

Formaldehyde

SI:

Spark ignition

CO:

Carbon monoxide

NOx:

Nitrogen oxides

PM:

Particulate matter

GDI:

Gasoline direct injected

PFI:

Port fuel injected

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    Keshav Jangid, Vivek Verma, Velpula Surya, Rohit Gupta & Devendra Vashist

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Jangid, K., Verma, V., Surya, V., Gupta, R., Vashist, D. (2019). The Importance of Methanol–Gasoline Blend in Spark Ignition Engine—A Review. In: Kumar, M., Pandey, R., Kumar, V. (eds) Advances in Interdisciplinary Engineering . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6577-5_21

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