Event Title
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.
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
