A historical analysis of the co-evolution of gasoline octane number and spark-ignition engines

Splitter, Derek A.; Pawlowski, Alex E.; Wagner, Robert M.

doi:10.3389/fmech.2015.00016

Title: A historical analysis of the co-evolution of gasoline octane number and spark-ignition engines

Journal Article · Wed Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2015.00016· OSTI ID:1238011

Splitter, Derek A. ^[1]; Pawlowski, Alex E. ^[2]; Wagner, Robert M. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

In our work, the authors reviewed engine, vehicle, and fuel data since 1925 to examine the historical and recent coupling of compression ratio and fuel antiknock properties (i.e., octane number) in the U.S. light-duty vehicle market. The analysis identified historical timeframes, trends, and illustrated how three factors: consumer preferences, technical capabilities, and regulatory legislation, affect personal mobility. Data showed that throughout history these three factors have a complex and time sensitive interplay. Long term trends in the data were identified where interaction and evolution between all three factors was observed. Transportation efficiency per unit power (gal/ton-mi/hp) was found to be a good metric to integrate technical, societal, and regulatory effects into the evolutional pathway of personal mobility. From this framework, discussions of future evolutionary changes to personal mobility are also presented.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center (FEERC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1238011

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 1, Issue 21; ISSN 2297-3079

Publisher:: Frontiers Research FoundationCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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