What does fuel consumption rate mean?
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Fuel consumption rate refers to the amount of fuel consumed by an engine working at one kilowatt of power for one hour, also known as the vehicle's brake-specific fuel consumption, often abbreviated as BSFC (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption); or it refers to the fuel consumption per unit of effective work per hour, usually expressed in fuel consumption per kilowatt-hour. Effective fuel consumption rate refers to the fuel consumption per unit of effective work, abbreviated as fuel consumption rate, measured in grams per horsepower-hour. It is a primary indicator for measuring the fuel economy of internal combustion engines. The fuel consumption rate for agricultural internal combustion engines is generally: diesel engines 170-220 (grams/horsepower-hour); gasoline engines 240-400 (grams/horsepower-hour). The fuel consumption rate of an engine can be divided into indicated fuel consumption rate and effective fuel consumption rate. The indicated fuel consumption rate refers to the fuel consumption per unit of indicated work, usually expressed in grams per kilowatt-hour of indicated power. The effective fuel consumption rate refers to the fuel consumption per unit of effective work, usually expressed in grams of fuel consumed per kilowatt-hour of effective work.