Experimental evaluation of the fuel consumption and emissions reduction potential of low viscosity lubricants

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fontaras, Georgios ^a   Vouitsis, Elias ^a   Samaras, Zissis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY SECURITY; ENGINES; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; POWERTRAINS; VISCOSITY;

DIESEL PASSENGER CARS; DRIVING CONDITIONS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; ENGINE TEST BENCHES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; POLLUTANT EMISSION; TECHNICAL MEASURES;

LUBRICANTS;

EID: 85072473548     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2009-01-1803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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