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Old 16 Oct 2012, 13:17 (Ref:3152858)   #2502
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Appendix B has all the data necessary to exactly calculate the targeted engine efficiency.
  • petrol
    • energy density of fuel: 39.55 MJ/kg
    • BFSC: 220 gr/kWh -> 16.36 MJ/kg
    • efficiency = 41.4 %
  • diesel
    • energy density of fuel: 42.31 MJ/kg
    • BFSC: 195 gr/kWh -> 18.46 MJ/kg
    • efficiency = 43.6 %
Kinosh!ta of Toyota mentioned that the efficiency target would be 41.5% for petrol engines and 42.5% for diesel engines (see post #2268). His numbers were only correct for petrol engines.

Anyway, I have to agree that the target efficiency for diesel engines is much too low with regards to that for petrol engines.
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