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Title:

SYNTHETIC OIL STUDY

Accession Number:

00396865

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309037611

Abstract:

A comparison is made of fuel and engine oil consumption of diesel highway maintenance trucks with 27,000 lb gross vehicle weight using standard 15W-40 engine oil and synthetic engine oil. A control group and a test group, of eight trucks each, madeup the test fleet, which was monitored for a period of 18 months under normal operating conditions. The trucks were geographically distributed throughout the state of Maine, so that one truck from the control group and one from the test group were located in each of eight geographic regions. For the entire 18-month test period, the data indicated that the trucks using synthetic oil had a 5 percent overall improvement in fuel consumption rate (fuel used in gallons per hour of operation) over the trucks with 15W-40 oil. Fuel consumption data were also compiled separately for the summer and the winter. The fuel consumption in gallons per hour for the test units during the summer was approximately 4 percent less than that for the control units. For the winter period the test units exhibited a fuel consumption advantage of approximately 7 percent over the control units. The wear analysis of the engine oil indicated there may be more wear when the synthetic oil is used.

Supplemental Notes:

Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record N979, Work-zone Safety and Maintenance Management.

Monograph Accession #:

01419857

Authors:

Jacobs, JHG

Editors:

Kassabian, Naomi

Pagination:

p. 36-39

Publication Date:

1984

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 979
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

63rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1984-1-16 to 1984-1-20

ISBN:

0309037611

Features:

Figures (2) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Maintenance vehicles

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I35: Miscellaneous Materials

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 31 1986 12:00AM

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