Test plan for reliability fleet testing of alcohol/gasoline blends

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6201098· OSTI ID:6201098

The Alternative Fuels Utilization Program (AFUP) addresses several options as petroleum replacements for highway vehicles. At this time, the AFUP effort is concentrating on alcohol fuels with the goal of bringing the end-use technology for alcohol/gasoline blends to the point of commercial readiness by 1982-83. This Test Plan covers the operational and reporting procedures associated with the fleet vehicles and supporting facilities, the latter encompassing both the garage/fueling complex and the emissions/fuel economy test facility. The operational instructions and requirements provide for pretest and daily fleet activities; vehicle maintenance and replacement; fuel surveillance; and dynamometer testing for emissions and fuel economy on a chassis dynamometer.

• Research Organization: Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (USA). Mobile Energy Div.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-79CS50004
• OSTI ID: 6201098
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/50004-T3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320203* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Transportation-- Land & Roadway
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALCOHOLS
DISPERSIONS
DYNAMOMETERS
FUEL ECONOMY
FUELS
GASOLINE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MIXTURES
OPERATION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANNING
RELIABILITY
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
TESTING
VEHICLES