Ambient Temperature and Trip Length-Influence on Automotive Fuel Economy and Emissions U.S. Dept. of Energy, Bartlesville Energy Research Center, Bartlesville, OK

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Eccleston, B. H., author.

Conference Name:

Passenger Car Meeting and Exposition (1978-06-05 : Troy, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1978

Summary:

Experimental work was done to examine the interrelationships among automotive fuel economy, ambient temperature, cold-start trip length, and drive-train component temperatures of four 1977 vehicles. Fuel economy, exhaust emissions, and drive-train temperatures were measured at temperatures of 20, 45, 70, and 100° F using the 1975 Federal test procedure and the Environmental Protection Agency's highway fuel economy test. Results showed that vehicles used for short cold-start trips consume fuel at a much greater average rate than during long trips, and the effect is magnified with decreasing ambient temperature

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Publisher Number:

780613

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