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Alternative fuels for motor vehicles are needed to help satisfy the nation’s enormous appetite for transportation fuels. Cryogenic liquids—liquefied natural gas and liquid hydrogen—are candidate fuels. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is attractive for the near term, while hydrogen is projected to be “the fuel of the future.” Both cryogens offer important advantages over other fuels now in use or being considered. Both are low-polluting and have a high energy content per unit weight. Some data on pollution levels and combustion engine performance for these fuels have already been reported in the literature [1–6].
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Hibl, J.J. (1960). Cryogenic Fuel Systems for Motor Vehicles. In: Timmerhaus, K.D., Weitzel, D.H. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0208-8_20
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