The accurate confirmation of fuel economy benefits arising from the use of a gasoline additive package is a difficult exercise. In order to fully understand, and accurately quantify, the interaction between the treated fuel and the engine it is necessary to carry out a fleet test which allows the benefit to be measured precisely yet under realistic conditions.A series of road tests, based on a ‘paired fleet’ design, has been carried out over the last two decades. Careful analysis of the results of these tests has led to the design of a new fleet testing protocol based around ‘quads’ rather than pairs of vehicles.This new test protocol also incorporates advances in vehicle selection and preparation procedures and has resulted in a test that is both more robust and flexible, and that achieves even better resolution than before.


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    Title :

    A New Protocol for the Road Test Evaluation of Gasoline Additive Packages


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Cantlay, A.J. (author) / Spink, C.D. (author) / Lance, D. (author) / Luebbers, M. (author) / Ziman, P.R. (author)

    Conference:

    Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition ; 2006



    Publication date :

    2006-10-16




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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