Spark ignition engines are shown to have difficulty starting on high methanol-content fuels not only because of low fuel volatility but also because of electrical shorting of the ignition by methanol ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Section 4: JOURNAL OF FUELS & LUBRICANTS (1994), pp. 853-868 (16 pages) The paper presents a computer simulation of flow and heat transfer phenomena in the intake port of a ...