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EFFECT OF FUEL VOLATILITY ON STARTING AND WARMUP OF NEW AUTOMOBILES
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A COOPERATIVE study of the relationships between fuel volatility and the cold-starting and warmup performance of late-model passenger cars has been carried out by Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) and Ethyl Corp. Tests were made on seven 1956 passenger cars in an all-weather chassis dynamometer room at ambient temperatures of +40 to −20 F.
Fuel volatility was varied over a broad range. Warmup characteristics and sensitivity to fuel volatility varied widely among the cars tested.
A comparison of the results of this program with earlier test programs indicated that the modern V-8 engine is more critical to fuel volatility than its in-line predecessors.
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Moore, G., Young, R., and Toulmin, H., "EFFECT OF FUEL VOLATILITY ON STARTING AND WARMUP OF NEW AUTOMOBILES," SAE Technical Paper 570056, 1957, https://doi.org/10.4271/570056.Also In
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- SAE Quarterly Transactions Vol. 3 April 1949 307 318 “New Approach to Evaluation of Fuel Volatility and Associated Engine Variables,” Taylor J. E. Gibson. H. J.
- “Effect of Gasoline Volatility on Performance of Passenger Cars,” Domke, C. J. Taliaferro, H. R. Tracy. C. B. Presented at meeting of API Division of Refining New York May 12 1953
- “Cold-Starting and Warmup Performance of Late Model Passenger Cars,” Stone R. K. Bier. K. C. Presented at meeting of API Division of Refining New York May 12 1953
- SAE Quarterly Transactions, Vol. 1 July 1947 441 447 “Engine Warmup with Present-Day Fuels and Engines,” Moxey. J. G.