Week 4, Chapter 64 - Alternate Fuel Systems Flashcards
What are the “3E” causes?
- Energy Security
- Environmental Concerns
- Economy
What does FCV mean?
Fuel Cell Vehicle
What is the EPAct92?
Energy Policy Act - advanced the use of vehicles capable of using alternatives to gasoline and diesel
___________ is created by drilling, refining, and transporting the end products of oil
Pollution
_________________________ has created health issues for the young as well as for the elderly
Photochemical smog
TLEV
Transitional Low-Emission Vehicle
LEV
Low-Emission Vehicle
ULEV
Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle
SULEV
Super-Ultra-Low-Emission Vehicle
PZEV
Partial Zero-Emission Vehicle
ZEV
Zero-Emission Vehicle
Alternative fuels are used as a way of either reducing _________________ or reducing _________________
Operating cost; Pollution
________________________ may replace the use of liquid fuel altogether
Compressed natural gas (CNG)
A liquid under pressure but boils into a gas at atmospheric pressure
Propane
Complicated to design, costly to manufacture, and heavier tanks
LPG Fuel Storage Tanks
What are the two types of LPG storage containers?
Portable universal cylinders and permanently mounted tanks
Can be removed from a vehicle and taken to a refueling site to be filled
Portable cylinders
Used when a vehicle is capable of traveling to a refueling site
Permanently mounted tanks
LPG tanks are usually made of what?
Heavy-gauge steel
The LPG tank is __________ filled to capacity
Never
An automatic fuel limiter ensures that the tank cannot be filled past the safe fill limit of _____
80%
A fossil fuel often found in offshore gas fields or trapped in coal beds, aquifers, or petroleum domes
Natural gas
Methane has an octane number of what?
125 RON
Methane has no odor and an odorant called _____________ is added to detect leaks
Mercaptan
The biggest difference between regular gas SI engines and natural gas engines is what?
The fuel supply system and method of mixing/induction of air-fuel mixture