An Analysis of 1996 Gasoline Quality in the United States 982723
The importance of the fuel in providing improved vehicle performance and reduced emissions has become widely recognized in the past ten years. However, few if any systematic analyses of gasoline quality have ever been published.
A methodology has been developed for analyzing the vehicle performance and emissions characteristics of gasolines. It has been applied to data obtained from surveys of United States' service station gasoline samples obtained in 23 cities during 1996. Results are presented for: gasoline type (California RFG - reformulated gasoline, Federal RFG, low RVP - Reid Vapor Pressure, and conventional); gasoline grade (regular, intermediate and premium); individual cities; individual brands (coded); and for sulfur content, the fuel property with the greatest current interest. It is concluded that large differences exist among commercial gasolines for all of the items evaluated.
Citation: Colucci, J., Darlington, T., and Kahlbaum, D., "An Analysis of 1996 Gasoline Quality in the United States," SAE Technical Paper 982723, 1998, https://doi.org/10.4271/982723. Download Citation
Author(s):
Joseph M. Colucci, Thomas L. Darlington, Dennis F. Kahlbaum
Affiliated:
Automotive Fuels Consulting, Inc., Air Improvement Resource, Inc.
Pages: 15
Event:
International Fall Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Gasoline Performance and Additives-SP-1396, SAE 1998 Transactions - Journal of Fuels and Lubricants-V107-4
Related Topics:
Reformulated gasoline
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Vehicle performance
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