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Record 1 1997-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

driveability index: It is defined as: DI = 1.5 T10 + 3.0 T50 + T90 where: DI = an equation based on Txx values for fuel that relates to a fleet average Cold Start and Driveability (CSD); CSD = f (time to start, stalls, hesitations, stumbles, surging and backfiring);Txx = temperature (°C) for xx% to evaporate in a ASTM [American Society for Testing and Materials] D 86 test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
OBS

Indice d'efficacité de carburation ù S'obtient comme suit : DI = 1.5 T10 + 3.0 T50 + T90 où : DI = équation fondée sur les valeurs Txx d'un carburant, qui définissent les caractéristiques moyennes de démarrage à froid et d'efficacité de carburation (CSD) pour le parc automobile; CSD = f (temps de démarrage, calages, hésitations, ratés, poussées de régime et retours de flamme); Txx = température (°C) à laquelle xx% s'est évaporé lors d'un essai conforme à la norme D 86 de l'ASTM [American Society for Testing and Materials].

OBS

Source(s): Modificatif no 3 à la norme CAN/CGSB[Canadian General Standards Board] 3.5, Essence automobile sans plomb.

Spanish

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