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Eric
- Jan 1, 1970
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I was wondering what the theoretical limit was on gas mileage
Someone somewhere must have figured that out that.
The ingredients would be something like:
1. some kind of standardized vehicle shape and weight
2. a specified driving profile (ie speed) over a fixed course
3. a specific gasoline formulation (unleaded 89 octane)
4. determine the amount of energy in a gallon of the above fuel
and compute energy required to complete the course, thus
giving you computed mpg at absolutely 100% efficiency
The results might be quite enlightening, especially when the same
calculations are done for a variety of fuels (ie diesel, hydrogen etc),
graphing against speed, car body shape, weight etc
It might also debunk a lot of those wacky claims by hucksters trying to
sell you various pills/additives/carburettors etc to get "better mileage"
AND, here's a nifty benefit, it would help people to compare various fuels
so you could make a somewhat better informed decision about alternatives.
Thanks,
Eric
Someone somewhere must have figured that out that.
The ingredients would be something like:
1. some kind of standardized vehicle shape and weight
2. a specified driving profile (ie speed) over a fixed course
3. a specific gasoline formulation (unleaded 89 octane)
4. determine the amount of energy in a gallon of the above fuel
and compute energy required to complete the course, thus
giving you computed mpg at absolutely 100% efficiency
The results might be quite enlightening, especially when the same
calculations are done for a variety of fuels (ie diesel, hydrogen etc),
graphing against speed, car body shape, weight etc
It might also debunk a lot of those wacky claims by hucksters trying to
sell you various pills/additives/carburettors etc to get "better mileage"
AND, here's a nifty benefit, it would help people to compare various fuels
so you could make a somewhat better informed decision about alternatives.
Thanks,
Eric