EVALUATING EFFECTS ON FUEL CONSUMPTION
At the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) fuel economy trials this year (1989), the transport engineers in the Brewery Transport Advisory Council performed some tests to obtain facts about the influences on truck fuel consumption. The carefully conducted tests did not always give the results that had been fondly imagined. The one exception was a Mobil synthetic lubricating oil, which gave a 3% improvement in fuel consumption when compared with a natural oil of high quality. Claims by Shell that up to 3% might be saved by running on its Advanced Diesel fuel proved unfounded. An appraisal of aerodynamic effects was done on a Volvo FL10 coupled to a Boalloy Tautliner tri-axle trailer. Deflectors did not make much difference, except on the long distance test. In a comparative test between seven 17-ton rigids, all with curtain-sider bodies, those with 180 hp were about 6% more economical than those with around 200 hp. Most frugal was the 180 hp Steyr, with 1% superiority over the next best. The 210 hp Steyr intercooled version of the engine gave by far the best fuel consumption on stop-start service.
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Institute of Road Transport Engineeers
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London SW1 25F, England - Publication Date: 1989-10
Media Info
- Features: Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 12-13
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Serial:
- TRANSPORT ENGINEER
- Publisher: Institute of Road Transport Engineeers
- ISSN: 0020-3122
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Diesel fuels; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Heavy vehicles; Horsepower; Lubricants; Motor vehicle operations; Starting (Driving); Stopping; Synthetics; Testing; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks
- Uncontrolled Terms: Synthetic lubricants
- Old TRIS Terms: Aerodynamic configurations; Stop-start operation
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00488548
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM