Re: Plot of Engine Speed vs. Fuel Consumption

Gordon McGrew wrote:

>On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:06:26 -0700 (PDT), ACAR
><dimndsonmywndshld@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>On Apr 12, 4:49 pm, ecarecar <ecare...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>I am looking for a plot of engine speed vs. fuel consumption.  Is one
>>>available anywhere?  I am not at all picky about what specific engine.
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>>I suspect Universities that compete in building very fuel efficient
>>vehicles (esp. hybrids) would have this information available to the
>>public.
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>>Marine applications may be a source, too.
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>>Maybe Briggs & Stratton has that info. for their lawn mower engines.
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>Here is a plot of Brake Specific Fuel Consumption vs. rpm for a VW TDI
>engine.  
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>http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=208125
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>BSFC is the measure of how much fuel is being consumed per unit power
>generated - a true fuel efficiency measurement.  To get an absolute
>fuel consumption rate, you could multiply the BSFC by power at a given
>rpm.  Of course this all assumes wide open throttle.  If you are
>running at a lower power setting, the absolute fuel consumption will
>be lower.  I would guess that BSFC might be higher or lower depending
>on the way the engine is set up.
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>Maybe the OP could tell us exactly what he wants to know.
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This is WOT?  Therefore, it is also full throttle ignition advance?
The bottom of the curve is quite narrow.