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Fuel Consumption Calculations

02/24/2010 10:58 PM

i have specific fuel consumption of diesel engine in gm/kw-hr.

tell me how to calculate fuel consumption in liter/hour

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Re: fuel consumption from SFC

02/25/2010 12:59 AM

Figure 850 grams per liter of diesel fuel.

Then pick a kilowatt output and do the math.

For example, if the engine consumes 250 grams per kilowatt hour, and the engine is producing 10 kilowatts, in one hour it will consume 2500 grams, or 2.94 liters.

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