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The use of hydrogen as a fuel in road transport on the Polish path to climate neutrality - a literature review Cover

The use of hydrogen as a fuel in road transport on the Polish path to climate neutrality - a literature review

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|Dec 2023

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Figure 1.

Comparison of ICE and electric motors (BEVs and FCEVs) [Stępień 2021]
Comparison of ICE and electric motors (BEVs and FCEVs) [Stępień 2021]

Hydrogen properties compared with gasoline, diesel and methane [Ciniviz et al_ 2012, Stępień et al_ 2021, Stępień 2021]

PropertyHydrogenMethaneGasolineDiesel
FormulaH2CH4C8H18C8H20
Carbon content (mass%)0758486
Lower (net) heating value (MJ/kg)119.945.843.942.5
Density (at 1 bar & 273K; kg/m3)0.0890.72730–780830
Volumetric energy content (at 1 bar & 273K; MJ/m3)10.733.033×10335×103
Molecular weight [g/mol]2.01616.043~110~170
Boiling point (K)20111298–488453–633
Auto-ignition temperature (K)853813~623~523
Minimum ignition energy (MJ)0.0170.300.29-
Stechiometric Air/FurlRatio (kg)34.317.214.614.5
Quenching distance (at 1 bar & 298 K at stoichiometry; mm)0.642.1~2-
Laminar flame speed in air (at 1 bar & 298 K at stoichiometry; m/s)1.850.380.37–0.430.37–0.43
Diffusion coefficient in air (at 1 bar & 273 K; m2/s)8.5×10−61.9×10−6--
Combustible Range (%)4–755–151.3–7.10.6–5.5
Adiabatic flame temperature (at 1 bar & 298 K at stoichiometry; K)248022142580~2300
Octane number (R+M)/2130+120+86–94-
Cetane number--13–1740–55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2023-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2353-8589 | Journal ISSN: 1230-7831
Language: English
Page range: 11 - 20
Published on: Dec 31, 2023
Published by: National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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© 2023 Magdalena Zimakowska-Laskowska, Piotr Laskowski, Piotr Orliński, Piotr Wiśniowski, Marcin Wojs, published by National Research Institute, Institute of Environmental Protection
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