Low temperature operability limits of late model heavy duty diesel trucks and the effect operability additives and changes to the fuel delivery system have on low temperature performance

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Chandler, John E ^a   Zechman, Jennifer A ^a  

^a Infineum USA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOBILES; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; DYNAMOMETERS; FUEL ADDITIVES; FUEL FILTERS; LABORATORIES; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; POROSITY; SULFUR; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TRUCKS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

COLD FILTER PLUGGING POINT; ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES; FUEL-DELIVERY SYSTEMS; LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; LOW TEMPERATURE LIMIT; LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE; LOW-TEMPERATURE FLOW TESTS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85072470348     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2000-01-2883     Document Type: Conference Paper

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