TIME AND GASOLINE CONSUMPTION IN MOTOR TRUCK OPERATION AS AFFECTED BY THE WEIGHT AND POWER OF VEHICLES AND THE RISE AND FALL IN HIGHWAYS

GASOLINE CONSUMPTION AND TRAVEL TIME OBSERVED FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WERE CORRELATED WITH THE WEIGHT AND POWER OF THE VEHICLE AND WITH THE RISE AND FALL IN THE HIGHWAY IN SUCH MANNER THAT RESULTS COULD BE APPLIED. GASOLINE CONSUMPTION AND TRAVEL TIME VARY IN A DEFINITE MANNER WITH THE RATE OF RISE AND FALL, REGARDLESS OF THE LENGTH OF SECTION OR THE NUMBER OR STEEPNESS OF GRADES IN THE SECTION. THE RATE OF RISE AND FALL IS DETERMINED FROM PROFILE MAPS OR BY THE USE OF AN ALTIMETER. GASOLINE CONSUMPTION WAS FOUND TO BE DEFINITELY RELATED TO THE GROSS WEIGHT AND THE TRAVEL TIME TO THE WEIGHT-POWER RATIO. THE WEIGHT-POWER RATIO IS EXPRESSED IN LB. PER NET HORSEPOWER AND NOT LB. PER GROSS HORSEPOWER. RESULTS CAN BE APPLIED TO PAVED HIGHWAYS AND GASOLINE POWERED COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY. EXAMPLES ARE PRESENTED WHICH ILLUSTRATE HOW THE FACTORS CAN BE APPLIED TO COMMON PROBLEMS.

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  • Authors:
    • Saal, C
  • Publication Date: 1950

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  • Accession Number: 00222774
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB
  • Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM