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Test method for measuring power consumption of engine cooling fans. SAE standard

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:636021
This SAE Recommended Practice is intended for use in testing and evaluating the approximate power consumption of engine cooling fans. This power consumption would then be used to estimate net engine power per SAE J1349. Although the test procedure is based on running the fan with a motoring dynamometer, the actual installation can be used as a test fixture if an accurate torque meter is available. This document provides a recommended test procedure for measuring and comparing the power consumption of fans over an range of speeds. The resulting power consumption data are intended for predicting the fuel consumption of engines using these fans, and in comparing one fan versus another on the basis of power requirements.
Research Organization:
Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., Warrendale, PA (United States)
OSTI ID:
636021
Report Number(s):
SAE-J--1339/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English