Alternate Fuels for General Aviation Aircraft with Spark Ignition Engines

Details

• Creators:
  Ferrara, Augusto
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Airplanes
  • Fuel systems
  • Fuels
  • Gasohol
  • Ethanol
  • Vapor lock
  • Alternate fuels
  • Spark ignition engines
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT88/05
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This report describes the results of a study into the behavior of several alternate fuels that are under consideration for use in general aviation aircraft engines. The study consisted of a literature search and engine tests using a dynamometer. The literature search identified material compatibility problems and possible solutions to these problems. For the engine tests, a number of gasoline/alcohol blends were prepared using both ethanol and methanol in varying concentrations and the vapor-lock behavior was identified. Neat alcohols and methyl-tertiary-butyl ether were also used in the engine, and special operational conditions and problems were identified.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92950/dot_92950_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.23 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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