A prototype sonic, variable-venturi automotive carburetor, developed by Micro Carburetor Corporation, was evaluated for its effects on vehicle performance, fuel economy, and exhaust emissions. A 350 CID Chevrolet Impala vehicle was tested on a chassis dynamometer over the 1975 Federal Test Procedure, urban driving cycle. The Micro-carburetor was tested and compared with stock and modified-stock engine configurations. Subsequently, the test vehicle's performance characteristics were examined with the stock carburetor and again with the Micro-carburetor in a series of on-road driveability tests. The test engine was then removed from the vehicle and installed on an engine dynamometer. Engine tests were conducted to compare the fuel economy, thermal efficiency, and cylinder-to-cylinder mixture distribution of the Micro-carburetor to that of the stock configuration. Test results show increases in thermal efficiency and improvements in fuel economy at all test conditions. (ERA citation 07:007898)
Evaluation of the Micro-Carburetor
1981
81 pages
Report
No indication
English
Evaluation of the micro-carburetor
NTRS | 1981
|Evaluation of the Micro-Carburetor
NTIS | 1981
|SAE Technical Papers | 1949
|When is a Carburetor not a Carburetor?
Automotive engineering | 1974
|Automotive engineering | 1982
|