Comparative evaluation of the performance of a bi-fuel vehicle on biogas and natural gas

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Authors / Editors

Muzenda, Edison

Research Areas

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Frascati classification)

Publication Details

Subtitle: Comparative evaluation of the performance of a bi-fuel vehicle on biogas and natural gas

Author list: Muzenda, Edison

Publisher: Springer (part of Springer Nature): Springer Open Choice Hybrid Journals

Publication year: 2017

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (0944-1344)

Volume number: 3

Issue number: 1

Start page: 1

End page: 9

Number of pages: 9

ISSN: 0944-1344

eISSN: 1614-7499

Abstract

This paper assesses the performance of a retrofitted bi-fuel passenger car running on enriched biogas and natural gas with a view to investigating the similarities between both fuels. A sweep test was conducted using a chassis dynamometer which simulated actual driving conditions showed that the vehicle recorded similar maximum power outputs at 55kW and 54kW for natural gas and biogas respectively while similar acceleration times from 0 to 100km/h were also recorded.

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