Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2016, 18(2):57-61 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.57-61

The Impact of Air Resistance on the Fuel Consumption in Real Conditions within the Transport Operation

Vladimir Rievaj1, Ondrej Stopka2, Jan Vrabel1, Lenka Mokrickova1, Conrad Schmidt3
1 Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Technology, Institute of Technology and Business in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
3 Technische Hochschule Wildau (FH) Wildau, Germany

This paper presents the impact of air resistance (air resistance) on fuel consumption of the particular vehicle under real traffic conditions. In the introductory and subsequent part of the paper, the individual resistances influencing the moving vehicle are characterized. In the following chapter, the specific factors such as air resistance, driving speed, air temperature and air resistance coefficient in the context of their impact on fuel consumption of the particular vehicle are identified and described; as well as the comparisons of fuel consumption when the vehicle is moving on the highway with closed and open windows under different conditions of road traffic are performed.

Keywords: air resistance; vehicle´s fuel consumption; resistance; driving speed; air temperature; air resistance coefficient

Published: April 30, 2016  Show citation

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Rievaj, V., Stopka, O., Vrabel, J., Mokrickova, L., & Schmidt, C. (2016). The Impact of Air Resistance on the Fuel Consumption in Real Conditions within the Transport Operation. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 18(2), 57-61. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2016.2.57-61
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