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Study Finds Strong Synergy Between Spark Ignition Engine Downsizing and Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Blend Fuels

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The researchers found that the combination of technologies allowed improvements in fuel economy over the engine drive cycle. Furthermore, a reasonable improvement in dilution tolerance could be achieved at higher engine loads, which could eliminate over-fueling requirements under such conditions. Cairns et al. SAE 2009-01-0138).

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Co-Optima releases capstone report on first 4 years of work

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Co-Optima estimations indicate that significant fuel economy improvements are possible with improvements to RON, S, and HOV. The report highlights researchers’ answers to three vital questions: What fuels do engines want? Estimations indicate that fuel economy improvements are possible with improvements to RON, S, and HOV.

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DOE Co-Optima researchers identify 6 high-potential blendstocks

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While fuel economy ratings of today’s cars significantly outstrip those of just a decade ago, cost-effective efficiency improvements remain limited by existing engine designs and fuel formulas.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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d) further provides for alcohol blends as follows: Special provisions for alcohol blends. (1) Ethanol (C 2 H 5 OH), otherwise known as ethyl alcohol, alcohol, or grain spirit, is a clear, colorless, flammable oxygenated hydrocarbon with a boiling point of 78.5 °C As used in this section and Sec.