What’s Wrong?
Do you know that only 20-30% of the energy contained within your vehicles fuel is being used to move the vehicle.
The internal combustion engine is grossly inefficient and despite many other claims the engine efficiency can only be improved by extracting more energy from the fuel burned or by reducing energy losses.
Do you know that only 20-30% of the energy contained within your vehicles fuel is being used to move the vehicle.
The internal combustion engine is grossly inefficient and despite many other claims the engine efficiency can only be improved by extracting more energy from the fuel burned or by reducing energy losses.
More Energy?
The large fuel companies are spending millions of dollars to improve the efficiency of their fuels and many have introduced Premium fuels which impact on car performance and fuel economy.
BP, Shell, Tesco and others have proven that the quality of the fuel and additives used have a marked impact on the efficiency of the engine. Click on the logo’s to the right to find out more about these advanced fuels.
Incomplete fuel combustion can account for up to 45% of the engine energy loss and improving the combustion of the fuel is an area where we can archive significant gains.
The large fuel companies are spending millions of dollars to improve the efficiency of their fuels and many have introduced Premium fuels which impact on car performance and fuel economy.
BP, Shell, Tesco and others have proven that the quality of the fuel and additives used have a marked impact on the efficiency of the engine. Click on the logo’s to the right to find out more about these advanced fuels.
Incomplete fuel combustion can account for up to 45% of the engine energy loss and improving the combustion of the fuel is an area where we can archive significant gains.
Energy Losses?
Heat loss during cooling the engine and losses in the exhaust gases can account for up to 85% of the energy losses. Reducing the engine temperature reduces these losses.
Friction and incomplete combustion can account for up to 64% of the energy losses. Reducing friction losses, improving transmission efficiency and reducing losses due to viscosity of lubricating oil all reduce energy losses.
The higher the compression ratio the higher the thermal efficiency. In petrol engines the compression ratio is limited by pre-ignition. Hence diesel engines being approximately 30% more efficient.
Heat loss during cooling the engine and losses in the exhaust gases can account for up to 85% of the energy losses. Reducing the engine temperature reduces these losses.
Friction and incomplete combustion can account for up to 64% of the energy losses. Reducing friction losses, improving transmission efficiency and reducing losses due to viscosity of lubricating oil all reduce energy losses.
The higher the compression ratio the higher the thermal efficiency. In petrol engines the compression ratio is limited by pre-ignition. Hence diesel engines being approximately 30% more efficient.
