Tag Archives: Transport Fuel

NH3 Car: Gillespie-Stack-Grannell

Ammonia-Gasoline Engine Conversions

Following a flawless highway demonstration in summer 2007 of their ammonia-gasoline engine technology, the company Gillespie-Stack-Grannell LLC was formed to offer services for conversion of people’s existing gasoline engines to operate on an ammonia-rich (up to 80%) blend. Continue reading

Hydrogen Engine Center

Spark-Ignited Ammonia Engines and Gensets

The Hydrogen Engine Center (HEC) is developing ammonia-hydrogen and ammonia-propane spark ignited engines, with the goal of achieving a super-efficient 100% ammonia engine in the near future. Continue reading

University of Michigan, Ammonia Engine Research

Ammonia-Gasoline and Ammonia-Ethanol Engines

The Ammonia Engine Research group in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan is characterizing ammonia-gasoline and ammonia-ethanol combustion in spark ignited engines for use in passenger car applications. Continue reading

Iowa Energy Center

Ammonia-Powered Diesel Engines

The Iowa Energy Center is funding research at Iowa State University on the performance of diesel engines using ammonia. Continue reading

Sturman Industries

ALL-Ternative Compression Ignition Engine

Sturman Industries is optimizing diesel engine controls to facilitate combustion of most ANY fuel in the same engine via the implementation of variable compression ratios and flexible combustion cycles. Continue reading

Quest Consultants: NH3 fuel risk analysis

COMPARATIVE QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS OF MOTOR GASOLINE, LPG, AND ANHYDROUS AMMONIA AS AN AUTOMOTIVE FUEL

Quest Consultants, for Iowa State University, June 2009 Continue reading

Potential Roles of Ammonia in a Hydrogen Economy

A Study of Issues Related to the Use Ammonia for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage

U.S. Department of Energy, February 2006 Continue reading

Riso: Safety assessment of ammonia as a transport fuel

Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, February 2005 Continue reading