DRIVEABILITY EVALUATION IN COOL WEATHER
THE DRIVEABILITY PROJECT INVOLVED A SERIES OF ROAD TESTS CARRIED OUT BY COOPERATING PARTICIPANTS AT A TEST SITE IN PASCO, WASHINGTON. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO DEVELOP A ROAD TEST PROCEDURE FOR EVALUATING DRIVEABILITY IN TERMS OF FUEL VOLATILITY IN COOL WEATHER, I.E., AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OF 30-50 DEG F. FOUR BASE FUELS WERE TO BE USED, PROVIDING INDEPENDENT VARIATIONS AT TWO LEVELS EACH IN REID VAPOR PRESSURE (RVP) AND MID-RANGE VOLATILITY. THE FUELS DID NOT INCLUDE LARGE VARIATIONS IN 90% EVAPORATED TEMPERATURE NOR DID THEY INCLUDE RVP AS HIGH AS AVERAGE COMMERCIAL FUELS FOR THE CLIMATE. THE REPORT PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS OF THE DRIVEABILITY TEST DATA. AUTHOR
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Corporate Authors:
Coordinate Research Council, New York
, - Publication Date: 1970-12
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Cold weather; Fuels; Operations; Performance tests; Road tests; Vapor pressure; Volatility
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224073
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM