Monitoring and analysing oil condition to generate maintenance savings: A case study in a CNG engine powered urban transport fleet

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 84-87

  Tormos, B ^a   Olmeda, P ^a   Gomez Y ^a   Galar, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CNG VEHICLES; COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; ENGINE OIL; MAINTENANCE SAVINGS; OIL CONDITION; OIL DEGRADATION; URBAN TRANSPORT; VEHICLE TYPES;

DEGRADATION; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINES; LUBRICATING OILS; MAINTENANCE; RESEARCH; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

FLEET OPERATIONS;

EID: 84875421842     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: 17544904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2012.55.2.84     Document Type: Article

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