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research octane number [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Then new facilities (either isomerization or high severity reforming) could be chosen and the operation with the new facility was adjusted to minimize crude oil consumption. The severity of existing catalytic reformers was limited to 100 RON (research octane number); reported capacities were discounted to allow operation at this severity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Indice d'octane d'un carburant, précédé du nombre d'octanes et calculé selon la performance du carburant en circulation urbaine.

OBS

On relève souvent le sigle anglais RON [...] suivi du nombre d'octanes (cf. RON 97).

OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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