Technology In IC Engines, Alternative Fuels And Their Impact

122 Pages·2010·3.55 MB·English

by  Jeffrey Bizub

Technology in IC Engines, Alternative Fuels and their
Impact on the Fuel Rating Industry
Where are we?
How did we get here?
Where are we going to?

JJ Bizub Dresser Waukesha October 12th, 2010 9:00 AM Fuel Rating Symposium
Time for a pop quiz....how about some Trivia?
The first motor “car” was
invented when?
1 Over 200 Years Ago
Over 150 Years Ago
2
Over 100 Years Ago
3
The first motor “car” was
invented when?
1 Over 200 Years Ago: 1807 in Paris
The first motor “car” was fueled
by what?
? What was the fuel used in this vehicle?
The very first “car” was propelled by an Internal
Combustion Engine which was fueled by ___________
(license Nr. 731, Paris 1807). The patent was issued in
1807 to a Swiss inventor, Francois Issac de Rivaz. In
1813 a prototype was built that supposedly traveled a
whopping 100 meters
.
The first motor “car” was fueled
by what?
A: Hydrogen
The very first “car” was propelled by an Internal
Combustion Engine which was fueled by HYDROGEN
(license Nr. 731, Paris 1807). The patent was issued in
1807 to a Swiss inventor, Francois Issac de Rivaz. In
1813 a prototype was built that supposedly traveled a
whopping 100 meters
.
Francois Issac de Rivaz
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* Photos courtesy of H2mobility.org
Francois Issac de Rivaz
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* *Source**
World history of the Automobile
Author: Erik Eckermann
Nicephore Niepce: 1807
Coincidentally, also in 1807, Nicephore Niepce installed his “moss,
coal-dust and resin” fueled engine in a boat and powered up the
River Saone the same year. The engine device was called a
“Pyreolohore” which is a blend of words for “fire”, “wind” and
“produce”
The engine was fueled by a mixture of Lycopodium Powder (dried
Lycopodium moss), finely crushed coal dust, and resin.
* *Source**
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
As fas back as 1807, we already have
internal combustion engines that were
powered by Hydrogen Gas, and what we
can call an early version of a bio-blend fuel
which consisted of coal dust and a very
early “bio-fuel” mixture of moss.
Gasoline really didn't enter the picture until
around 1870.
Early IC Engines evolved without being
restricted to fuel choices!