Abstract
Gasoline and diesel have been our primary fuels used in automotive, farm and
recreational vehicles for decades. Our dependence on other countries to provide us with
gasoline has gone into a downward spiral with the economy doing so poorly and the
poor mileage rated cars that are being produced. Without having a certain level of
efficiency in our vehicles, we are only pushing ourselves closer to the point of
necessitating an alternate fuel source. Oil production is expected to diminish to a near
halt as near as forty years from now. Its time to start really digging in and getting other
renewable energy sources into mainstream use.
ALTERNATIVE FUELS
R.Yohenderan & R.Yooheshwaran
III Year Mechanical Engineering
Ranganathan Polytechnic College
Thondamuthur
Coimbatore 641109
EMAIL; rpc.college@gmail.com
Mobile 9500981235
1.0 Introduction
Gasoline and diesel have been our
primary fuels used in automotive, farm and
recreational
vehicles
for
decades.
Our
mainstream use.
quality.
pollution.
footprint.
engines
produce
fewer
harmful
Natural
gas
production
creates
petrochemical
reaction
that
occurs
when
stack.
2.5 Propane
Propane is (also called liquefied petroleum
gas or LPG) is a byproduct of natural gas
processing and crude oil refining. Already
widely used as a fuel for cooking and heating,
propane is also a popular alternative fuel for
vehicles.
Positive: Propane produces fewer emissions
than gasoline, and there is also a highly
developed infrastructure for propane transport,
storage and distribution.
It is also used in the propulsion of
Negative:
Natural
gas
production
creates
energy.
Negative:
Manufacturers
are
not
making
2.7 Methanol
Methanol, also known as wood alcohol,
gasoline,
but
automakers
are
no
longer
Automakers
are
no
longer
pistons.
Much
like
electrical
vehicles,
air
size.
batteries.
low
friction
teflon
or
combination
with
re-filling
rates
car
relatively cheap.
are candidates.
equipment
to
refuel
the
regular tires.
or renewables.
3.0 Conclusion
circumstances
unanticipated
that
await