Specific Fuel Use - Revision history

Eric: Added a Category to the Page

2022-03-29T01:07:24Z

Added a Category to the Page

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse The Wikipedia Page on Specific Impulse] (GRANTED this is in space applications, so you can quite literally get to [[Spherical Cows in a Vacuum]] level of simplicity, and it is just the engine. Also short of monopropellant thrusters / ion thrusters / arcjets etc you are needing an oxidizer as well unlike vehicles in earth's atmosphere...unless you are Skylon (for some parts of it's flight path)!		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse The Wikipedia Page on Specific Impulse] (GRANTED this is in space applications, so you can quite literally get to [[Spherical Cows in a Vacuum]] level of simplicity, and it is just the engine. Also short of monopropellant thrusters / ion thrusters / arcjets etc you are needing an oxidizer as well unlike vehicles in earth's atmosphere...unless you are Skylon (for some parts of it's flight path)!

	[[Category: Energy]]		[[Category: Energy]] [[Category: Transportation]] [[Category: Truck]] [[Category: Car]]

Eric: Added a Category to the Page

2022-03-29T01:06:50Z

Added a Category to the Page

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption The Wikipedia Page on Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption The Wikipedia Page on Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption]
	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse The Wikipedia Page on Specific Impulse] (GRANTED this is in space applications, so you can quite literally get to [[Spherical Cows in a Vacuum]] level of simplicity, and it is just the engine. Also short of monopropellant thrusters / ion thrusters / arcjets etc you are needing an oxidizer as well unlike vehicles in earth's atmosphere...unless you are Skylon (for some parts of it's flight path)!		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse The Wikipedia Page on Specific Impulse] (GRANTED this is in space applications, so you can quite literally get to [[Spherical Cows in a Vacuum]] level of simplicity, and it is just the engine. Also short of monopropellant thrusters / ion thrusters / arcjets etc you are needing an oxidizer as well unlike vehicles in earth's atmosphere...unless you are Skylon (for some parts of it's flight path)!

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Eric: Added some thoughts of mine

2022-03-29T01:06:27Z

Added some thoughts of mine

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	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_map The Wikipedia Page on (Fuel) Consumption Maps]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_map The Wikipedia Page on (Fuel) Consumption Maps]
	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption The Wikipedia Page on Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption The Wikipedia Page on Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption]
			*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_impulse The Wikipedia Page on Specific Impulse] (GRANTED this is in space applications, so you can quite literally get to [[Spherical Cows in a Vacuum]] level of simplicity, and it is just the engine. Also short of monopropellant thrusters / ion thrusters / arcjets etc you are needing an oxidizer as well unlike vehicles in earth's atmosphere...unless you are Skylon (for some parts of it's flight path)!

Eric: Added some more links under the "External Links" section

2022-03-29T01:03:49Z

Added some more links under the "External Links" section

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_map The Wikipedia Page on (Fuel) Consumption Maps]		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_map The Wikipedia Page on (Fuel) Consumption Maps]
			*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake-specific_fuel_consumption The Wikipedia Page on Brake-Specific Fuel Consumption]

Eric: Added some more links under the "External Links" section

2022-03-29T01:03:00Z

Added some more links under the "External Links" section

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	=External Links=		=External Links=
	*		*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumption_map The Wikipedia Page on (Fuel) Consumption Maps]

Eric: Minor Clarification

2022-03-29T01:02:19Z

Minor Clarification

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	*Granted also return on investment on that hardware side would probably be quite low!		*Granted also return on investment on that hardware side would probably be quite low!
	*Was wondering about [[Hub Motor]] (''potentially one for each wheel!'') + [[Free Piston Linear Generator]] based [[Range Extender]] / [[Plug-In Hybrid]] battery...		*Was wondering about [[Hub Motor]] (''potentially one for each wheel!'') + [[Free Piston Linear Generator]] based [[Range Extender]] / [[Plug-In Hybrid]] battery...
	*Granted in terms of making a [[Street Legal Non-OTS Vehicle]] i don't know if using an existing frame (ie gut an older, but reliable car (potentially with cheap transmission/general parts) ie the honda accord), and make some frankensteinian abomination with~~, vs~~ making a Custom Frame		*Granted in terms of making a [[Street Legal Non-OTS Vehicle]] i don't know if using an existing frame (ie gut an older, but reliable car (potentially with cheap transmission/general parts) such as the honda accord i have), and make some frankensteinian abomination with is is better than making a Custom Frame.
			**And in theory, a [[Direct Drive Hub Motor]] would just need a [[Suspension]] and (albeit way over my head high voltage, correct?) wiring, not a mechanical transmission, right?
	**Also how one does airbags / certifies a custom car, NOT a "[[Dune Buggy]]" / [[Track Car]] too, something that could be a "Daily Driver", just Makerspace level, not mass produced and with way more unconventional features that would be too risky for many companies to take so are 10 years off from mainstream OTS cars/vans etc (and even then they are getting more and more anti-[[R2R]] friendly as well)		**Also how one does airbags / certifies a custom car, NOT a "[[Dune Buggy]]" / [[Track Car]] too, something that could be a "Daily Driver", just Makerspace level, not mass produced and with way more unconventional features that would be too risky for many companies to take so are 10 years off from mainstream OTS cars/vans etc (and even then they are getting more and more anti-[[R2R]] friendly as well)
			*'''This is all way over my level as of now, but in the spirit of [[Document Everything]] (in case any of you could benefit from this information/realize it before i am capable), as well as ''just documenting this before i forget it'' i thought i'd write it on-wiki'''

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Eric: Minor Typo Fix

2022-03-29T00:58:49Z

Minor Typo Fix

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	*Also try and find out the answers to the questions under basic		*Also try and find out the answers to the questions under basic

	===Somewhat ~~elated~~, but off topic car ramblings to clear up later===		===Somewhat related, but off topic car ramblings to clear up later===
	*This also ties into [[ECU]] / [[Engine Tuning]] + adding custom sensors / gauges / an [[Open Source Vehicle HUD]] stuff, which could be neat, especially if i could improve efficiency and/or the effectiveness of the [[Catalytic Converter]] (some sort of weak "exhaust smell" even noticeable from outside of the door when it runs (know from scraping morning dew/ice off with defrost on), assuming unburnt hydrocarbons, (can NOx be smelled?) via better "swing" from lean to rich / making sure that is accurate		*This also ties into [[ECU]] / [[Engine Tuning]] + adding custom sensors / gauges / an [[Open Source Vehicle HUD]] stuff, which could be neat, especially if i could improve efficiency and/or the effectiveness of the [[Catalytic Converter]] (some sort of weak "exhaust smell" even noticeable from outside of the door when it runs (know from scraping morning dew/ice off with defrost on), assuming unburnt hydrocarbons, (can NOx be smelled?) via better "swing" from lean to rich / making sure that is accurate
	**Also look into if catalysts degrade/are degraded and/or if there is [[Catalyst Poisoning]] / [[Particulate Filters]] that a simple cleaning could fix		**Also look into if catalysts degrade/are degraded and/or if there is [[Catalyst Poisoning]] / [[Particulate Filters]] that a simple cleaning could fix

Eric: Added some thoughts of mine + stuff I have been working on

2022-03-29T00:58:21Z

Added some thoughts of mine + stuff I have been working on

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 **So taking into account [[Vehicle Mass]] ,  [[Vehicle Aerodynamics]] ,  [[Transmission]] etc
 *Also how/where would someone measure fuel flow and is this not going to match up 100% with the "true fuel flow / use" if so by how much
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Eric: Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

2022-03-29T00:46:02Z

Created Page + Added Basic Sections/Info

New page

=Basics=
*Fuel used per second
*Fuel used per meter/second
*Also need to see if RPM = Fuel Use, or if more/less fuel can be "dosed"; if so by how much does it vary etc
*Thinking of using this moreso for a vehicle as a whole, not just an engine on a [[Dynamometer]]
**So taking into account [[Vehicle Mass]] , [[Vehicle Aerodynamics]] , [[Transmission]] etc
*Also how/where would someone measure fuel flow and is this not going to match up 100% with the "true fuel flow / use" if so by how much

=Internal Links=
*[[Engine Efficiency]]

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