Development of port fuel injected methanol(M85)-fuelled two-wheeler for sustainable transport

作     者：Tushar Agarwal Akhilendra Pratap Singh Avinash Kumar Agarwal Tushar Agarwal;Akhilendra Pratap Singh;Avinash Kumar Agarwal

作者机构：Engine R esearch LaboratoryDepartment of Mechanical EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur 208016India 

出 版 物：《Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering(English Edition)》 (交通运输工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第7卷第3期

页      面：298-311页

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学科分类：082304[工学-载运工具运用工程] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 080204[工学-车辆工程] 081701[工学-化学工程] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0823[工学-交通运输工程] 

基　　金：The authors would like to acknowledge Mr. Bala Kishore and Mr. Amit Kaul of RE for their support and assistance in this study 

主　　题：Methanol Electronic control unit(ECU) Electronic fuel injection(EFI) ECU calibration Engine performance Emission 

摘      要：Due to increasingly stringent environmental pollution norms,there is a need for alternate combustion techniques and alternate fuels to keep up with changing *** of the viable solutions for India is the adaptation of methanol as a fuel for automotive ***,in this study a functional two-wheeler prototype was developed,which uses M85(85%v/v methanol and 15%v/v gasoline)in an electronic control unit(ECU)controlled port fuel injected(PFI)*** study included comparative investigations of simulated on-road two-wheeler performance on chassis dynamometer using a gasoline-fuelled motorcycle with stock ECU vis-a-vis M85-fuelled motorcycle using recalibrated *** recalibration exhibited that M85-fuelled vehicle was operated at relatively more advanced spark timing compared to baseline gasoline-fuelled *** results showed that M85-fuelled motorcycle produced relatively higher engine power and higher maximum vehicle speed compared to gasoline-fuelled *** superior acceleration characteristics(especially at higher speeds)of M85-fuelled motorcycle was another important finding of this study,indicating that M85 provided superior throttle response compared to *** analysis of raw tailpipe emissions showed that modified M85-fuelled motorcycle emitted relatively higher hydrocarbon(HC),carbon monoxide(CO)and oxides of nitrogen(NO_x)emissions compared to stock gasoline-fuelled ***,these emissions can be controlled by using adaptation of suitable after-treatment systems.