| Term |
Description |
| 12L |
12 Liter displacement |
| 1D |
Number 1 Distillate |
| 40 CFR |
Section 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations |
| 4Q |
Fourth Quarter |
| Al |
Aluminum |
| AO |
Antioxidant |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute |
| ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials |
| ASTM 4806 |
ASTM specification for ethanol to be blended with gasoline |
| ASTM D4814 |
ASTM specification for gasoline |
| ASTM D5500 |
ASTM intake valve deposit test using BMW vehicle |
| ASTM D5598 |
ASTM port fuel injector test using Chrysler vehicle |
| ASTM D6201 |
ASTM intake valve deposit test using Ford engine |
| ASTM D5798 |
ASTM specification for E85 |
| ASTM D975 |
The ASTM specification for diesel fuel |
| B100 |
100% biodiesel |
| B2 |
2% biodiesel blended with 98% conventional diesel fuel |
| B20 |
20% biodiesel blended with 80% conventional diesel fuel |
| B5 |
5% biodiesel blended with 95% conventional diesel fuel |
| BSFC |
Brake Specific Fuel Consumption |
| Bxx |
Numerical (xx) percentage of biodiesel mixed with diesel fuel |
| C |
Carbon |
| C |
Degrees Celsius |
| Ca |
Calcium |
| CAN/CGSB |
Canadian CGSB specification |
| CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
| CCD |
Combustion Chamber Deposits |
| CEC |
Coordinating European Council |
| CFI |
Cold Flow Improver |
| CFPP |
Cold Filter Plugging Test |
| CGSB |
Canadian General Standards Board |
| CO |
Carbon Monoxide emissions |
| Cr |
Chromium |
| CR |
Common Rail |
| CRC |
Coordinating Research Council |
| Cx |
Carbon of chain length x |
| D-613 |
ASTM test procedure for cetane number |
| D6751 |
ASTM specification for biodiesel |
| DI |
Direct Injection |
| DW-10 |
Peugeot DW-10 model test engine |
| E5 |
5% ethanol blended with gasoline |
| E10 |
10% ethanol blended with gasoline |
| E20 |
20% ethanol blended with gasoline |
| E85 |
85% ethanol blended with gasoline for Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) |
| EGR |
Exhaust Gas Recirculation |
| EN 14214 |
European standard specification for biodiesel |
| EN 14214 |
European standard specification for biodiesel oxidation test |
| Euro III |
European emission standard version 3 |
| Euro V |
European emission standard version 5 |
| F |
Degrees Farenheit |
| FAME |
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester |
| Fe |
Iron |
| FFV |
Flexible Fuel Vehicle for use with E85 fuel |
| FIE |
Fuel Injection Equipment |
| FTP |
Federal Test Procedure for emissions testing |
| HC |
Hydrocarbon emissions |
| HDD |
Heavy Duty Diesel |
| HFO |
Heavy Fuel Oil |
| HFRR |
High Frequency Reciprocating Rig |
| HHO |
Home Heating Oil |
| hr |
Hour |
| hrs |
Hours |
| HWFET |
Highway Fuel Economy Test portion of the FTP |
| Hz |
Hertz |
| IDI |
Indirect Injection |
| IFO |
Industrial Fuel Oil |
| IRS |
Internal Revenue Service |
| IVD |
Intake Valve Deposits |
| IVS |
Intake Valve Sticking |
| LTFT |
Low Temperature Flow Test |
| LZ |
Lubrizol |
| LZ9570 |
Lubrizol 9570 detergent additive |
| Micron |
tenth of a millimeter |
| MFO |
Marine Fuel Oil |
| Mg |
Magnesium |
| MPG |
Miles per gallon |
| mm |
Millimeter |
| m/m |
Mass by mass |
| N. Am |
North America |
| Na |
Sodium |
| NBB |
National Biodiesel Board |
| NCWM |
National Council on Weights and Measures |
| NOx |
Oxides of Nitrogen |
| n-paraffins |
Normal Paraffins |
| NRLM |
Non Road, Locomotive, Marine |
| O |
Oxygen |
| OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| Off Hwy |
Off Highway |
| P |
Phosphorous |
| PCV |
Positive crankcase ventilation |
| PFI |
Port Fuel Injection |
| PM |
Particulate Matter |
| PPM |
Parts Per Million |
| PTB |
Pounds of additive per Thousand Barrels of fuel |
| RFA |
Renewable Fuels Association |
| RME |
Rapeseed Methyl Ester |
| S |
Sulfur |
| S15 |
Sulfur, 15 parts per million class |
| SCPI |
Sequential Central Port Injection |
| Si |
Silicon |
| SI |
Spark Ignition |
| SIDI |
Spark Ignition Direct Injection |
| SME |
Soy Methyl Ester |
| SOx |
Oxides of Sulphur |
| TBI |
Throttle Body Injector |
| TME |
Tallow Methyl Ester |
| U.S. |
United States |
| ULS |
Ultra Low Sulfur |
| ULSD |
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel fuel |
| ULSK |
Ultra Low Sulfur Kerosene |
| US06 |
Emissions test cycle |
| US EPA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency |
| US2007 |
United States 2007 emission standard |
| V |
Vanadium |
| v/v |
Volume by Volume |
| W |
Wolfram (Tungsten) |
| w/w |
Weight by Weight |
| XUD-9 |
Peugeot injector deposit test |
| Zn |
Zinc |