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Re: echobravo post# 10309

Friday, 07/27/2012 9:45:24 AM

Friday, July 27, 2012 9:45:24 AM

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not enough information in the PDF so I spoke to a friend. we utilized a formula he found but we made some assumptions for the missing information. however, we kept the assumptions the same for both BSFC.

Baseline:

Coefficient Of Drag = 0.4300
Frontal Area = 20.8 Sq. Feet
Vehicle MPH = 55
Vehicle Weight = 3800 Lbs.
Tire Pressure = 32 psi.
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption = 0.3990 gal/hp-hr.
Drivetrain Horsepower loss = 12

Computed Drag + Drivetrain Horsepower is 30
Engine Fuel Consumption is 11.82 gal/hr
Engine MPG 4.65


BSFC with additive:


Coefficient Of Drag = 0.4300
Frontal Area = 20.8 Sq. Feet
Vehicle MPH = 55
Vehicle Weight = 3800 Lbs.
Tire Pressure = 32 psi.
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption = 0.3910 gal/hp-hr.
Drivetrain Horsepower loss = 12

Computed Drag + Drivetrain Horsepower is 30
Engine Fuel Consumption is 11.59 gal/hr
Engine MPG 4.75


utilizing these number we can calculate a 2% increase in fuel mileage.