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Methanol and the Alternate Fuel Economy

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Editors:
  1. Avinash Kumar Agarwal

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

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  2. Anirudh Gautam

    1. Research Design and Standards Organisation, Ministry of Railways, Lucknow, India

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  3. Nikhil Sharma

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

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  4. Akhilendra Pratap Singh

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

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  • Discusses using methanol as an alternative fuel for IC engines
  • Presents the challenges and possibilities for a methanol-based economy
  • Discusses the prospects of research in this field

Part of the book series: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (ENENSU)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. General

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction of Methanol and Alternate Fuel Economy

      • Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Anirudh Gautam, Nikhil Sharma, Akhilendra Pratap Singh
      Pages 3-6

  4. Alternative Fuels

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Study of Performance and Emissions of Engines Fueled by Biofuels and Its Blends

      • Gaurav Dwivedi, Suyesh Pillai, Anoop Kumar Shukla
      Pages 77-106

    3. Sustainability Assessment of Biodiesel Production in India from Different Edible Oil Crops Using Emergy Analysis

      • Shyamal Das, Rahul Dev Misra, Biplab Das
      Pages 107-134

    4. Impact of Tri-Fuel on Compression Ignition Engine Emissions: Blends of Waste Frying Oil–Alcohol–Diesel

      • Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh, Tikendra Nath Verma
      Pages 135-156

    5. Review on the Use of Essential Oils in Compression Ignition Engines

      • S. M. Ashrafur Rahman, T. J. Rainey, Z. D. Ristovski, A. Dowell, M. A. Islam, M. N. Nabi et al.
      Pages 157-182

  5. Utilization Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Laser-Ignited Engine Development for Adaptation to Hydrogen-Enriched Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG)

      • Rajesh Kumar Prasad, Avinash Kumar Agarwal
      Pages 185-211

    3. Particulate Matter and Its Impact on Human Health in Urban Settings

      • Dev Prakash Satsangi, Avinash Kumar Agarwal
      Pages 213-231
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About this book

This book discusses the emerging research centred on using methanol- whose excellent fuel properties, easy production and relative compatibility with existing technology- make it attractive to researchers looking to alternative fuels to meet the rising energy demand. The volume is divided into broadly 4 parts which discuss various aspects of the proposed methanol economy and the technological advances in engine design for the utilisation of this fuel. This book will be of interest to researchers and policy makers interested in using methanol as the principal source of ready and stored energy in societal functioning. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Nikhil Sharma

  • Research Design and Standards Organisation, Ministry of Railways, Lucknow, India

    Anirudh Gautam

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA

    Akhilendra Pratap Singh

About the editors

Avinash K Agarwal is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His areas of interest are IC engines, combustion, alternative fuels, conventional fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emission and particulate control, and large bore engines. He has published 24 books and 230+ international journal and conference papers. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE (2012), ASME (2013), ISEES (2015) and INAE (2015). He received several awards such as Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal prize-2015, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; SAE International’s Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award-2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005.


Gautam Anirudh is the Executive Director of the Research Designs & Standards Organization, Ministry ofRailways in Lucknow, India. He has completed his Masters in Engine Systems from the University of Wisconsin Madison (USA) and his PhD from IIT Kanpur, India. After working on the maintenance and operations of locomotives in the Indian Railways, he moved to the manufacture of diesel locomotives at Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi, India where he worked on the diesel engines for locomotives. He was instrumental in developing in the first indigenous EMD design locomotive in India and has also developed the ALCO locomotive electronic fuel injection system and the mobile emission test car. His main areas of interest are energy production devices, fuel cells, hybrid power trains and sustainable motive power systems, control systems development and structures optimization. He has been the recipient of many awards and is now working on developing locomotive engines for alternative fuel sources and increased fuel and emission efficiency.

Nikhil Sharma is a CSIR-Pool Scientist inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur. He has completed his M. Tech and PhD from NIT Hamirpur (India) and IIT Kanpur respectively. His research interests include optical diagnostics, fuel spray characterization, emission measurement and management and application of alternative fuels for internal combustion engines. He has authored 4 book chapters and 7 research articles.

Dr. Akhilendra Pratap Singh is an Indo-US Post-Doctoral fellow in the University of Wisconsin Madison, USA. He received his M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India in 2010 and 2017 respectively. Dr. Singh worked as a CSIR Pool Scientist at ERL, IIT Kanpur from 2014 to 2017. His areas of research include advanced low temperature combustion; optical diagnostics with special reference to engine endoscopy and PIV; combustion diagnostics and engine emissions measurement. Dr. Singh has edited 5 books and published 17 book chapters andover 30 peer-reviewed international journal papers and conference papers.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methanol and the Alternate Fuel Economy

  • Editors: Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Anirudh Gautam, Nikhil Sharma, Akhilendra Pratap Singh

  • Series Title: Energy, Environment, and Sustainability

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3287-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-3286-9Published: 15 November 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-3287-6Published: 01 November 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2522-8366

  • Series E-ISSN: 2522-8374

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 231

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Sustainable Development, Automotive Engineering, Transportation

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