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Compressed hydrogen fuelled vehicles: Reasons of a choice and developments in ENEA

1996; Elsevier BV; Volume: 21; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0360-3199(95)00093-3

1879-3487

A. Ciancia, G. Pede, M. Brighigna, Vincenzo Perrone,

Engine and Fuel Emissions

Some recent achievements in the field of high pressure vessels and safety devices have offered a concrete chance to the application of compressed hydrogen for fleet commercial vehicles for urban use. Accordingly with this concept, ENEA has modified a Fiat Ducato van with a dual fuel engine, retaining the gasoline tank for long distance travelling and adopting the external mixture formation technique, with hydrogen injectors developed by ENEA, for non-polluting short-range duties in urban traffic. The article deals with the rationale for this choice and gives a general view of the project.