SURVEY OF SERVICE STATION FUEL TEMPERATURES

Because of a need to better understand the relationship of gasoline temperatures to hydrocarbon vapor growth or shrinkage that occurs during the vehicle fueling operation, the American Petroleum Institute conducted an extensive survey at selected service stations. It was determined that temperature conditions favoring vapor shrinkage occur more frequently than conditions favoring vapor growth as indicated by the fact that vehicle residual gasoline exceeded dispensed gasoline temperature in 66% of the vehicles fueled. Most vapor growth conditions occurred during a three month fall/winter period regardless of geographic location. The study identified several factors other than ambient temperature that influenced shrinkage/growth conditions. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Harris, H E
• Publication Date: 1977-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate; Hydrocarbons; Motor fuels; Public transit; Ridership; Surveys; Temperature; Volatilization
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167889
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 770622
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM