Cold Start Improvement of an E-85 Powered Prius

Location

CSU 253

Start Date

25-4-2005 1:15 PM

End Date

25-4-2005 3:15 PM

Student's Major

Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Student's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Mentor's Name

Paul Sullivan

Mentor's Department

Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Mentor's College

Science, Engineering and Technology

Description

The project involved a team of four Minnesota State University, Mankato Automotive Engineering Technology students. The goal of the project was to make a 2003 Toyota Prius, running on E-85, start better in cold weather on a limited budget. Included in this presentation is a discussion of different options that were considered to make the Prius start better in cold weather, the option chosen, which was a fuel rail heater, production cost, methods used in manufacturing the heater, and testing the fuel rail heater.

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Cold Start Improvement of an E-85 Powered Prius

CSU 253

The project involved a team of four Minnesota State University, Mankato Automotive Engineering Technology students. The goal of the project was to make a 2003 Toyota Prius, running on E-85, start better in cold weather on a limited budget. Included in this presentation is a discussion of different options that were considered to make the Prius start better in cold weather, the option chosen, which was a fuel rail heater, production cost, methods used in manufacturing the heater, and testing the fuel rail heater.

Recommended Citation

Loveland, Troy; Brian Prom; James Hawks; and Alex Taves. "Cold Start Improvement of an E-85 Powered Prius." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2005.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2005/poster-session-A/10