Assessment of the effect of low viscosity oils usage on a light duty diesel engine fuel consumption in stationary and transient conditions

Tribology International

Volumn 79, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-139

  Macián, Vicente ^a   Tormos, Bernardo ^a   Bermúdez, Vicente ^a   Ramírez, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Engine efficiency; Fuel consumption; Low viscosity oils

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DIESEL ENGINES; EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; VISCOSITY;

CO2 EMISSIONS; COST EFFECTIVE; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-DUTY DIESEL ENGINES; LOW VISCOSITY; NEW EUROPEAN DRIVING CYCLES; TEST CONDITION; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

CRUDE OIL PRICE;

EID: 84903839910     PISSN: 0301679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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