Evaluación de la economía de combustible de vehículos de transporte público a gasolina en condiciones reales de tráfico en una ruta periférica en la provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The present research work aims to evaluate the performance of the public transport vehicles fuel, in real traffic conditions of a peripheral route to assess the fuel performance at local geographic conditions. The vehicles brands HA 1.6L (Hyundai Accent 1.6L 4P 2019) and CS 1.5L (Chevrolet Sail 1.5L 4P 2019) belonging to Riobamba city's public transport were used. It was established Riobamba and Guano cantons route of conduction including points and times of greatest vehicular presence, traffic regulations of Ecuador, and the variation of fuel (Extra and Ecopaís). To measure consumption, the "ELM327" device was used with the help of the mobile application "Torque Pro" and an external tank of fuel to obtain the volumetric fuel consumption. From these two forms of measurement, it was possible to obtain data in the established route and extract them employing an Excel sheet for their subsequent statistical analysis using the Statgraphics program, obtaining a comparison between the use of these two types of fuels and the variation of the measurement methods, determining this way the most efficient fuel in performance at the long term. As a result, the fuel performance was superior when using fuel Ecopaís since it HA 1.6L had 8.55% more long-term performance concerning the Extra fuel, applying the same case for the CS 1.5L, Ecopaís fuel had 5.88% more performance compared to Extra fuel. It is concluded that Ecopaís fuel has a better performance in tests taken under geographical conditions established. It is recommended the correct installation of the measuring equipment to obtain reliable research results.