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Table 1 Reference values of energy consumption (%) in city, highway and composite regimes

From: A response to industrial maturity and energetic issues: a possible solution based on constructal law

 

Car

Truck

Bus

City

H way

Comp

City

H way

Comp

City

H way

Comp

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Engine

Fuel tank

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Engine

74.0

70.0

72.0

65.0

60.0

62.5

62.0

60.0

61.0

Standby

6.0

0.5

3.3

5.0

1.0

3.0

8.0

1.5

4.8

Output

20.0

30.5

25.3

30.0

39.0

34.5

30.0

38.5

34.3

Power train

Driveline

4.0

5.0

4.5

8.0

5.0

6.5

8.0

5.0

6.5

Output

16.0

25.5

20.8

22.0

34.0

28.0

22.0

33.5

27.8

Operations

Rolling

4.4

9.0

6.3

4.4

11.1

7.7

4.4

12.1

8.3

Drag

2.9

12.9

6.2

4.4

18.7

11.6

3.6

18.6

11.1

Kinetic

8.7

3.7

8.2

11.0

2.6

6.8

14.0

2.8

8.4