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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Terrence F. Alger, Ii, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Manfred Amann, San Antonio, TX (US);
Terrence F. Alger, II, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 23/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the evaluation of non-fuel components within a selected fuel with respect to engine knock performance. A non-fuel component such as a lubricant oil is now evaluated to determine onset of engine knock relative to baseline oil formulations that indicate relative low reactivity and optimum engine performance and those engine oils that exhibit relatively high reactivity and sub-optimum engine performance.