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The effect of the tractor engine rated power on diesel fuel consumption during material transport

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  • L. Jílek

    (Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • R. Pražan

    (Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • V. Podpěra

    (Anser, s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic)

  • I. Gerndtová

    (Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Prague-Ruzyně, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The authors of this paper determined in a field measurement how the change of the tractor engine power in a tractor-trailer combination affects the diesel fuel consumption related to the unit of transport output (l/tkm) and the transport performance (t/h) in the conditions of a mountainous region. Transport combinations (tractor - trailer) were compared that were formed by a tipping trailer connected to three tractors with different engine powers when passing allong a route with the gradient of 0°-5.5°. It is obvious from the results of these measurements that the diesel fuel consumption differed by up to 27% in individual combinations. The lowest specific consumption on the measured route was found in the combination with the tractor with the engine rated power of 50 kW (0.037 to 0.077 l/tkm), the highest consumption with the tractor with the rated engine power of 114 kW (0.056 to 0.093 l/tkm). The lowest transport performance on the measured route was found in the combination with the tractor with the engine rated power of 63 kW (19.37 t/h), the highest performance with the tractor with the rated engine power of 114 kW (43.42 t/h).

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  • L. Jílek & R. Pražan & V. Podpěra & I. Gerndtová, 2008. "The effect of the tractor engine rated power on diesel fuel consumption during material transport," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 54(1), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlrae:v:54:y:2008:i:1:id:710-rae
    DOI: 10.17221/710-RAE
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