Retrofitting of a gasoline engine that runs on pure alcohol

Τίτλος

Retrofitting of a gasoline engine that runs on pure alcohol

Θέμα

Alcohol as fuel

Engines--Design and construction

Δημιουργός

Kounnis, Lucas

Πηγή

Higher Technical Institute

Το πλήρες κείμενο είναι διαθέσιμο από το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας, Εμπορίου Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού.

Εκδότης

Library of Cyprus University of Technology

Ημερομηνία

2002

Συνεισφέρων

Angastiniotis, Nicos

Δικαιώματα

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού και κάτοχου των πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων.

Μορφή

pdf

Γλώσσα

en

Τύπος

text

Αναγνωριστικό

MED0486

Σύνοψη

The idea to develop an engine to run on alcohol fuel in our country, Cyprus, has moved my interest when I learned that alcohol industries in Cyprus have thousands of tons of alcohol waste stored in warehouses that they can't use it, and also can't through it away.
So the idea of using this alcohol waste as a fuel will not only solve the problem of storing it but will also help to solve the problem of depending on others, to keep providing us with fuel. Our country is using fuel to produce electricity, for transportation means, everything depends on
fuel. Imagine if someday the deposits of fuel are no longer available. What will happen to all of us?
Alcohol if a similar fuel to gasoline, but converting the engine to run on alcohol it's not simple. It's important to consider when modifying the engine to obtain fuel economy, drivability, while engine wear and exhaust emissions are minimized.
Conversion of the engine, as described below, involves modifying the carburetor, ignition system, and raising the compression ratio. For experimental reasons pure alcohol was used, instead of waste alcohol, to run the engine of my car.