Experimental and Modeling Study of the Flammability of Fuel Tank Headspace Vapors from High Ethanol Content Fuels

Margo Ramsden; Margo Melendez

Experimental and Modeling Study of the Flammability of Fuel Tank Headspace Vapors from High Ethanol Content Fuels

Margo Ramsden, Margo Melendez (NREL Technical Monitor)

Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences

Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

Abstract

Study determined the flammability of fuel tank headspace vapors as a function of ambient temperature for seven E85 fuel blends, two types of gasoline, and denatured ethanol at a low tank fill level.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	62
State	Published - 2008

Bibliographical note

Work performed by Nexum Research Corporation, Mallorytown, Canada

NREL Publication Number

NREL/SR-540-44040

Keywords

denatured alcohol vapors
E85
ethanol blends
ethanol emissions
fuel flammability studies
fuel tank vapors
gasoline vapors

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