Dispensing Equipment Testing with Mid-Level Ethanol/Gasoline Test Fluid: Summary Report

Boyce, K. ; Chapin, J. T.

关键词: AUTOMOBILES;    BIOMASS;    COMMERCIALIZATION;    COMPATIBILITY;    ETHANOL;    GASOLINE;    GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS;    PERFORMANCE;    SAFETY;    TESTING ETHANOL;    E15;    SERVICE STATION;    INFRAST;   

DOI  :  10.2172/992805
RP-ID  :  NREL/SR-7A20-49187
PID  :  OSTI ID: 992805
Others  :  Other: JGC-0-99152-01
Others  :  TRN: US201022%%556

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Nonpetroleum-Based Fuel Task addresses the hurdles to commercialization of biomass-derived fuels and fuel blends. One such hurdle is the unknown compatibility of new fuels with current infrastructure, such as the equipment used at service stations to dispense fuel into automobiles. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vehicle Technology Program and the Biomass Program have engaged in a joint project to evaluate the potential for blending ethanol into gasoline at levels higher than nominal 10 volume percent. This project was established to help DOE and NREL better understand any potentially adverse impacts caused by a lack of knowledge about the compatibility of the dispensing equipment with ethanol blends higher than what the equipment was designed to dispense. This report provides data about the impact of introducing a gasoline with a higher volumetric ethanol content into service station dispensing equipment from a safety and a performance perspective.