Device for cold starting an engine using methanol

摘要

The subject of the present invention is a device for cold starting an internal combustion engine operating on methanol comprising a catalytic reactor with microporous aluminium balls impregnated with palladium and built up to a temperature for dissociation of the methanol using electrical means 2. According to the invention, the device includes an accumulation tank 18 for the dissociation gases of a sufficient capacity to allow the engine to be started. <IMAGE>